Mit Liv er Musik

Mit Liv er Musik

1944 · 99 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Music

We meet the young violinist Erik Smith in the lap of his family with his wife Lise and his little daughter Lone. Erik is a young, aspiring musician who dreams of one day making a career as an interpreter of the great masters of music. At a concert where a well-known solo violinist has to interrupt, Erik Smith suddenly jumps in and gets his big breakthrough.

Directed by Mogens Skot-Hansen · Written by Kai Berg Madsen

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