A young woman struggles with life, love and career. She is courted by a young man but is unwilling to enter into a relationship if it means limiting her freedom.
Acting
Harriet Andersson's volcanic restraint—she smolders without screaming.
Cinematography
Baltic light that makes heartbreak look almost gorgeous.
Director
Alf Kjellin
Harriet Andersson
Siska Olofsson
Lars Ekborg
Bo Myrman
Mona Malm
Louise
Gertrud Fridh
Annabella Myrman
Tor Isedal
Roland, "Jägaren"
Jessie Flaws
Lillemor
Fredrik Ohlsson
Medical student
Jan-Erik Lindqvist
Army captain
Björn Gustafson
Army buddy
Ingrid Backlin
Midwife
Carl-Olof Alm
Man in the subway train
Eivor Landström
Mother at the maternity ward
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harriet Andersson was Ingmar Bergman's muse; this was her rare non-Bergman lead that same explosive year.
Released during Sweden's 'sexual liberation' debates, Siska became accidental feminist Rorschach—heroine or warning?
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