Based on the 1994 autobiographic novel Boken om E (The Book about E) by Swedish author Ulla Isaksson, the film's themes are loss and Alzheimer's disease.

During a rehearsal for an upcoming concert he makes contact with first-violinist Barbara Hartman.

During the concert, Barbara and Martin flirt a lot with each other, although they are both married and have adult children.

They go to a restaurant, but Martin will have to pay twice, and it destroys the good mood as he feels humiliated.

On the way to the post office Barbara opens the envelope to look it through, and she realizes that it's a mess, and that several of the pages are completely blank.

Eventually he just lies quiet in bed and only reacts when he hears that Barbara opens a box of chocolates.

"[3] The Rotten Tomatoes web site reports that the film received an aggregate 85% positive rating from critics based on 27 reviews.