husband wife relationship,women's issues,told in flashback

Waiting Women (1952)

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The love affairs of three women - marital... premarital... and one marvelous surprise!

Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ingmar Bergman
  • Profile picture of Anita Björk
    Rakel Anita Björk
  • Profile picture of Eva Dahlbeck
    Karin Eva Dahlbeck
  • Profile picture of Maj-Britt Nilsson
    Marta Berg Maj-Britt Nilsson
  • Profile picture of Birger Malmsten
    Martin Lobelius, artist Birger Malmsten
  • Profile picture of Gunnar Björnstrand
    Fredrik Lobelius Gunnar Björnstrand
  • Profile picture of Karl-Arne Holmsten
    Eugen Lobelius Karl-Arne Holmsten
  • Profile picture of Aino Taube
    Annette Aino Taube
  • Profile picture of Håkan Westergren
    Paul Lobelius Håkan Westergren

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Keywords

  • husband wife relationship
  • women's issues
  • told in flashback