During one evening, night and morning we follow the decay of an upperclass family's last convulsive attempt to reconcile and reach mutual respect.
Acting
Lena Nyman's controlled unraveling is masterclass Scandinavian repression.
Direction
Bjelke stretches one evening into epic domestic tragedy. Time becomes weapon.
Writing
Dialogue that wounds with politeness. Every silence screams.
Director
Vibeke Bjelke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Sweden's 'cinema of shame' movement, where bourgeois families became national punching bags. This is basically Bergman with more wine and less religious angst.
Lena Nyman, already iconic from 'I Am Curious (Yellow)', took this role specifically to destroy her 'liberated woman' image — she wanted to play someone absolutely trapped.
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