Directed by:
Mai ZetterlingScreenplay:
David HughesCinematography:
Sven NykvistCast:
Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Anita Björk, Gunnar Björnstrand, Eva Dahlbeck, Heinz Hopf, Hans Strååt, Gio Petré, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Märta Dorff (more)VOD (1)
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Three women are in a hospital expecting babies. This film depicts their memories of the events that shaped their lives. Angela recalls being orphaned as a child, being attached to her aunt Petra, and coming into some contact with lesbianism at school. Agda recalls her childhood escapades and the carefree love affairs of her youth. Adele's was an unhappier childhood. Later, after a brief affair, she drifted into a marriage of convenience. At a Midsummer's Eve party, all three women are together and "resolve" their destinies. In the hospital, Adele delivers a stillborn child, Agda gives birth while flirting with the doctor, and Angela's baby is born after excruciating labour. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Harriet Andersson
Sweden
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Gunnel Lindblom
Sweden
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Anita Björk
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Gunnar Björnstrand
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Eva Dahlbeck
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Heinz Hopf
Sweden
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Hans Strååt
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Gio Petré
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Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
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Märta Dorff
Sweden
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Lissi Alandh
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Inga Landgré
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Bengt Brunskog
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The Brothers Lionheart (1977)
Margit Carlqvist
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Toivo Pawlo
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Ulf Johanson
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Åke Grönberg
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Henrik Schildt
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Jan-Erik Lindqvist
Sweden
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Arne Lindblad
Union between Sweden and Norway
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