Gregory Ratoff directed
David O. Selznick's richly produced American remake of the Swedish film directed by
Gustav Molander and starring
Ingrid Bergman, who re-creates her role here. The story -- based on the original screenplay by Molander and
Gosta Stevens -- concerns a love affair played out between famed concert violinist Holger Brandt (
Leslie Howard) and a young pianist, Anita Hoffman (
Ingrid Bergman). Holger has just finished a grand tour and has returned to his home country of Sweden, into the arms of his wife Margit (
Edna Best) and two children, Ann Marie (
Ann Todd) and Eric (
Douglas Scott).
But soon Holger falls deeply in love with his children's piano teacher
Anita. Holger asks Margit for a divorce, but she demurs, telling Holger
he should take time to think the whole thing through. Holger and Anita
travel abroad, and Anita becomes acclaimed as a pianist -- but Holger
keeps looking at other people's children and begins to wonder whether he
should go back to his family.
