Anders Zorn (played by Gunnar Hellström) is a protagonist in Zorn.
Anders Zorn is the film's central figure, a celebrated artist whose success is accompanied by heavy drinking, infidelity, vanity, and resistance to responsibility. He paints models, quarrels with Emma Zorn, clashes with Isaac Grünewald, and spends nights drinking with Albert Engström, while refusing to change his damaging habits. Emma Zorn (played by Liv Ullmann) appears in Zorn.
Emma Zorn is Anders Zorn's wife and the principal voice of domestic frustration in the story. She welcomes his return but confronts him over alcohol, servants, models, mistresses, and his neglect of family obligations. Her arguments reveal the long disappointment in their marriage, while her final withdrawal leaves Anders isolated and unchanged. Isaac Grünewald (played by Rikard Wolff) appears in Zorn.
Isaac Grünewald is an artist who visits Anders Zorn and challenges his artistic confidence by criticizing his work. Anders responds with hostility, turning their exchange into a conflict between established reputation and modern artistic judgment. Their confrontation reflects Anders's vanity and the film's broader tension between tradition and modern art. Albert Engström (played by Stig Grybe) appears in Zorn.
Albert Engström is Anders Zorn's companion within the film's artistic and drinking circles. He drinks with Anders at the opening and later remains with Anders and Ols-Maria in a restaurant until early morning, demanding more alcohol and meatballs. His presence reinforces Anders's preference for indulgence over restraint. Beda (played by Birgitte Söndergaard) appears in Zorn.
Beda is one of the models directed by Anders Zorn during his artistic work. The plot places her within the circle of women who contribute to Anders's painting, contrasting his professional artistic activity with the personal attraction and domestic conflict surrounding his relationships with models. No further background about Beda is established.
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Characters
Anders Zorn
(played by Gunnar Hellström) — protagonist
Anders Zorn is the film's central figure, a celebrated artist whose success is accompanied by heavy drinking, infidelity, vanity, and resistance to responsibility. He paints models, quarrels with Emma...
Emma Zorn
(played by Liv Ullmann) — supporting
Emma Zorn is Anders Zorn's wife and the principal voice of domestic frustration in the story. She welcomes his return but confronts him over alcohol, servants, models, mistresses, and his neglect of f...
Isaac Grünewald
(played by Rikard Wolff) — supporting
Isaac Grünewald is an artist who visits Anders Zorn and challenges his artistic confidence by criticizing his work. Anders responds with hostility, turning their exchange into a conflict between estab...
Albert Engström
(played by Stig Grybe) — supporting
Albert Engström is Anders Zorn's companion within the film's artistic and drinking circles. He drinks with Anders at the opening and later remains with Anders and Ols-Maria in a restaurant until early...
Beda
(played by Birgitte Söndergaard) — supporting
Beda is one of the models directed by Anders Zorn during his artistic work. The plot places her within the circle of women who contribute to Anders's painting, contrasting his professional artistic ac...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Anders Zorn → Beda
(Professional Artist And Model)
Anders directs models such as Beda while discussing and pursuing his painting.
Anders Zorn → Emma Zorn
(Family Husband)
Emma Zorn welcomes Anders as her husband, and their arguments repeatedly concern the failures and disappointments within their marriage.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Emma Zorn → Albert Engström
(Social Connection)
Albert is part of Anders's close social environment, which is also connected to the household and marriage conflicts described by Emma.
Anders Zorn → Isaac Grünewald
(Conflict Artistic Rival)
Isaac Grünewald visits and criticizes Anders's work, and Anders responds with equal hostility.
Anders Zorn → Albert Engström
(Social Friend)
Anders drinks and discusses women, painting, and artistic ambition with Albert Engström.
Story Analysis
The film portrays an artist whose success and artistic confidence cannot overcome alcoholism, infidelity, illness, and marital estrangement.
Plot Progression
Liquor and Artistic Freedom
A Marriage Under Strain
Scandal and Reputation
Artistic Vanity Challenged
Habits Without Resolution
Directed by Gunnar Hellström
Zorn (1994) · 5.5/10 · drama
Content sources
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(Q4024818), public domain (CC0).
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