Overview
Cast & Crew
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The Plot

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

Run Time

1h 31m

Genre

Drama

Release Date

28 Aug 1957

Country

Sweden

Language

Latin, Swedish

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