In 1946, nervous ballet dancer Ruth and her husband Bertil are returning to Sweden from his scholarship tour around Italy. In a Basle hotel room and on a train they quarrel; give food through the window to starving Germans; overhear wisdoms about marriage by Swedish clergymen returning from a conference; and finally make up. In flashbacks, Ruth reminisces her romance with middle-aged officer Raoul, her subsequent abortion, and her ballet career. In a seemingly separate episode set in quiet Stockholm during Midsummer, middle-aged widow Viola is harassed first by a psychiatrist, Dr. Rosengren, and then by a lesbian old school-friend Valborg, with tragic consequences. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.5/10 | |
Released: | July 11, 1961 | |
Runtime: | 83 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | Sweden | |
Companies: | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) SF Studios | |
Cast: | Birger Malmsten Birgit Tengroth Eva Henning | |
Crew: | Ingmar Bergman Birgit Tengroth Herbert Grevenius | |
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