Unable to live with her mother Berit (Nine-Christine Jnsson) is institutionalised for many years. When she is released from the institution she ends up on the streets of the harbour slums of Gothenburg and is forced to take a job. The job is conditional on her living with her mother and she is a young woman in deep suicidal despair. One night she escapes her mother's overbearing apartment to go to a dance and in an effort to lighten her spirits she meets a sailor and tells her new
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Unable to live with her mother, Berit (Nine-Christine Jönsson) is institutionalised for many years. When she is released from the institution she ends up on the streets of the harbour slums of Gothenburg and is forced to take a job. The job is conditional on her living with her mother and she is a young woman in deep suicidal despair. One night she escapes her mother's overbearing apartment to go to a dance and in an effort to lighten her spirits, she meets a sailor and tells her new found confidante of her troubled past. She begins to spend more time with him and begins to meet others where she discovers she is not the only one with problems. Inspired by the Italian neo-realist Roberto Rossellini, this uncompromising Ingmar Bergman drama touches on issues that are just as controverisal today - illegal abortion and the consequences of a limited social welfare system. Actors Nine-Christine Jonsson, Bengt Eklund, Mimi Nelson & Birgitta Valberg Director Ingmar Bergman Certificate 15 years and over Year 1948 Screen Fullscreen 4:3 Languages Swedish - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 38 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Typically stark and reflective early film by Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, set on the waterfront of the bleak Gothenburg harbour. Berit Holm (Nine-Christine Jönsson) is a lonely and disturbed young woman who has worked as a prostitute and spent years in mental institutions. When she meets impoverished deckhand Goesta (Bengt Eklund), the two begin a romance, but Gosta struggles to overcome his puritanical attitude towards Berit's difficult past. A brooding and uncompromising tale of oppressive and destructive relationships, the film takes an unusual turn for the positive in the final scenes, presenting a 'happy ending' that nevertheless, in true Bergman style, leaves many problems unresolved.
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