Synopsis
A psychiatrist temporarily separated from her family begins to experience severe psychological distress while working at a mental hospital and returning to her childhood home. As her professional responsibilities and personal relationships intersect, she undergoes a breakdown that forces her to confront long-suppressed memories and fears. (Note: This entry refers to the 1976 theatrical feature film (approximately 135 minutes), created by condensing and re-editing the four-part Swedish television miniseries originally produced the same year.)
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic68/100
140 audience votes
Key crew
- Ingmar BergmanWriter
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
Cast
- Liv UllmannDr. Jenny Isaksson
- Erland JosephsonDr. Tomas Jacobi
- Aino TaubeJenny's Grandmother
- Gunnar BjörnstrandJenny's Grandfather
- Kristina AdolphsonNurse Veronica
- Marianne AminoffJenny's Mother
- Gösta EkmanMikael Strömberg
- Helene FribergAnna Isaksson
- Ulf JohanssonHelmuth Wankel
- Sven LindbergErik Isaksson
- Jan-Erik LindqvistJenny's Father
- Birger MalmstenOlder Rapist
Stills
Themes
loss of sense of realitysuicide attemptpsychological stresshallucinationmental breakdownchildhood traumadysfunctional marriagerape attemptdead parentsreality vs fantasyrepressed trauma