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While at a summerhouse, awaiting their husbands’ return, a group of sisters-in-law recount stories from their respective marriages. Rakel (Anita Björk) tells of receiving a visit from a former lover (Jarl Kulle); Marta (Maj-Britt Nilsson) of agreeing to marry a painter (Birger Malmsten) only after having his child; and Karin (Eva Dahlbeck) of being stuck with her husband (Gunnar Björnstrand) in an elevator, where they talk intimately for the first time in years. Making dexterous use of flashbacks, the engaging Waiting Women is a veritable seedbed of Bergman themes, ranging from aspiring young love to the fear of loneliness, with the finale a masterpiece of chamber comedy.
Original Release
11/03/1952
US Release
07/11/1961
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Anita Bjork | Rakel |
Eva Dahlbeck | Karin |
Maj-Britt Nilsson | Marta / Marta Berg |
Birger Malmsten | Martin Lobelius / Martin Lobelius, artist |
Gunnar Björnstrand | Fredrik Lobelius |
Karl-Arne Holmsten | Eugen Lobelius |
Jarl Kulle | Kaj |
Aino Taube | Annette |
Håkan Westergren | Paul Lobelius |
Gerd Andersson | Maj / Maj, Marta's sister |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anita Bjork | Rakel |
Eva Dahlbeck | Karin |
Maj-Britt Nilsson | Marta / Marta Berg |
Birger Malmsten | Martin Lobelius / Martin Lobelius, artist |
Gunnar Björnstrand | Fredrik Lobelius |
Karl-Arne Holmsten | Eugen Lobelius |
Jarl Kulle | Kaj |
Aino Taube | Annette |
Håkan Westergren | Paul Lobelius |
Gerd Andersson | Maj / Maj, Marta's sister |
Björn Bjelfvenstam | Henrik Lobelius |
Wiktor Andersson | Dustman / Garbage man |
Märta Arbin | Nurse / Rut, nurse |
Inga Berggren | Dancer at the nightclub |
Ingmar Bergman | Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's |
Lena Brogren | Ms. Brogren, nurse |
Rolf Ericson | Musician at the nightclub |
Jens Fischer | Jens, Karin's boy |
Peter Fischer | Peter, Karin's boy |
Mona Geijer-Falkner | Woman delievering newspapers / Morning paper delieverer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Allan Ekelund | Producer |