Nedtur (literally 'Downturn', released in English as If Music Be the Food of Love)^[1][2] is a Norwegian feature film from 1980 directed by Hans Lindgren.^[3] The film is about the life of a musician and his friends who often party together and are struggling with both relationships and marriage.

Nils (played by Nils Sletta) is a self-absorbed young jazz musician who expresses himself through music. Christian (Helge Jordal), Nils' friend, works as a photographer for a weekly magazine who also takes nude photos to make extra money. Christian is also struggling in his marriage with Kari (Frøydis Armand). Nils and Christian like to party together and drink a lot.

One day, Nils meets the drug addict Elin (Sigrid Huun), and the two become lovers. However, the relationship becomes difficult and they quarrel a lot. When Nils goes on tour one day, he breaks up with Elin, which causes her to break down and start using drugs again. Christian, on the other hand, is thrown out of his home and it dawns on him what kind of life he has led. He ends up having a nervous breakdown.

The newspaper Aftenposten gave the film a "die throw" of 3, and Verdens Gang gave it a "die throw" of 4.

• Nedtur at IMDb
• Nedtur at the National Library of Norway
• Nedtur at the Swedish Film Database

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