Jane Friedmann

Profesör Alexander, eşi Adelaide ile birlikte, daha nişanlılık yıllarında gelip yerleştikleri gölün hemen kıyısındaki güzel bir evde oturmaktadır. Profesörün doğum gününü kutlamak üzere toplanan ailesi tam sofraya oturmak üzereyken, televizyonda konuşma yapan başbakan bir nükleer savaşın başladığını duyurur. Yayın aniden kesilir ve gerçekten mi yoksa profesörün bilinçaltında mı geliştiği kestirilemeyen bu olayın ilk belirtisi olarak alçaktan geçen, sesten hızlı uçakların gürültüsüyle birlikte bir endişe başlar. Profesör, tüm dünyanın ve sevdiklerinin kurtulması için kendini kurban etmesinin gerekliliğine inanır ve bu görevini yerine getirmek üzere harekete geçer * Dünyanın en önemli yönetmenlerinden birinin imzasını taşıyan bir başyapıt * 'Ölüm yoktur, ölüm korkusu vardır' lafıyla şekillenen, bu korkunun üzerine giden müthiş bi film.

A widowed woman undergoes a true sexual awakening in this provocative drama. The change comes after her husband of 10 years suddenly dies. During their marriage she never felt a thing during sex. Then she meets a lively Pole and begins an affair. Suddenly she finds herself feeling a great deal, and happiness ensues.

Torun and Mikael have been married for a few years. When vacationing on the Danish coast, their young son Melker accidentally drowns. Torun initially blames her sister, who was supposed to supervise her children. Later she turns her anger and grief against her husband. Since none of them know what to do with their feelings, they start to drift apart.

Erik Ernsson is on his way to Jon-Persgården in Ångermanland to seek employment. He befriends the old man Janne Vängman.

Siv works as a prompter for the Norwegian opera. As the rehearsals for Aida starts, she marries a demanding man, Fred, who still has a strong connection to his ex-wife. Starting at her wedding, Siv must repeatedly take a back seat, both to Freds children and their mother. But when she meets a man who shares her passion for music, she starts to question the path her life has taken.

A Swedish film noir with the character of a French noir ('Quai des brumes', 'Le jour se lève'). Two worlds meet for a brief experience of happiness ended by a violent tragedy. In one world the unhappy prostitute (Ulla) finds a drunken young man (Nisse) who had previously failed in many occupations. She takes him home. Her feelings are like those for a younger brother.

Three lonely people meet by chance in the waiting room of a train station.

Per is in love with Kerstin. They are high school classmates. In the distance they see teacher Eva Hallström, ph. d. and the headmaster's wife, return home to her home. She is currently a major topic of conversation because she has just published an acclaimed collection of love poems. Everyone is curious about who the young lover of the poems might be.

In 20th-century Stockholm, the established fashion house Balzar is run by Mrs. Ingeborg - competent manager, middle-aged widow and mother of two. Unconsciously reluctant, she is about to hand the company over to her son Kurt.