John is a shipmaster on a very small transportation boat which regularly attends a very small harbour to buy food, actually from Anna’s father. She is a waitress and has a young daughter. She tells John that her name is …

本片讲述挪威作曲家格里格的早年生活。格里格一生的创作实践，始终坚持了爱国主义的艺术理想，为挪威民族音乐的发展作出了很大贡献;对19世纪下半叶欧洲其他民族的一些作曲家，也起过较大的影响和典范作用。