Combining the exultant sweep of epic period drama with the subtle intimacy of biography in a social perspective, this is a tale of materially impoverished childhood, struggling early manhood and an unrequited first love turned into good musical fortune for Carl Nielsen, one of the great composers of the 20th century. Based on the composer's autobiography, the film itself is designed to soar like a symphony.

A group of school-mates form a resistance group in nazi-occupied Denmark.

When a boring collage professor is mistaken for his cousin, he gets into all kinds of trouble, with hilarious results.