Monday Morning Maybe

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To Joy

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1950 | 99 min | Romance, Drama, Music

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved The French Lieutenant's Woman, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1950: an older pace and style.

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

  • Maj-Britt NilssonMarta Olsson
  • Stig OlinStig Eriksson
  • Birger MalmstenMarcel
  • John EkmanMikael Bro
  • Margit CarlqvistNelly Bro
  • Victor SjöströmSönderby
  • Sif RuudStina (uncredited)
  • Erland JosephsonBertil (uncredited)
  • Ernst BrunmanConcert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
  • Georg SkarstedtAnker, Flute Player (uncredited)