Im Lebenswirbel (1918)

Margit Lind, the wife of a landscape painter, has fallen in love with his friend Arvid Sund. Nevertheless, she remains a devoted, caring wife at her husband’s sickbed until he dies. As a widow, Margit must now strike out on a new path and earns her living as a lute player in a cabaret. One day, she meets a young man there. His name is Knut, and he is Arvid’s brother. They quickly fall in love and become engaged. Knut travels with his fiancée to his father’s estate, where Margit meets Arvid again. There, their former love for each other awakens once more. Margit has now finally chosen Arvid, and the two plan to elope. Just then, Knut turns up and causes Margit’s death.