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Set in a maternity ward and taking place in one 24-hour period, this drama focuses on three women. One has a miscarriage, one loses her baby at childbirth, and the third at first wants to have an abortion. Each wrestles with the decision whether or not to keep their babies or give them up for adopti...

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Corporate Authors: Nordisk Tonefilm (film production company.), Studio S Home Entertainment (Firm) (film dstributor.)
Other Authors: Isaksson, Ulla, 1916-2000 (Screenwriter), Dahlbeck, Eva, 1920-2008 (Actor), Thulin, Ingrid (Actor), Andersson, Bibi, 1935-2019 (Actor), Hiort af Ornäs, Barbro, 1921-2015 (Actor), Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007 (Screenwriter), Andersson, Harriet (Actor), Björnstrand, Gunnar, 1909-1986 (Actor), Jacobsson, Ulla, 1929-1982 (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Swedish
Language Notes:In Swedish; with optional English or Swedish subtitles.
Published: Stockholm : Studio S Entertainment, [2018]
Subjects:
Childbirth > Drama.
Labor (Obstetrics) > Drama.
Stillbirth > Drama.
Miscarriage > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
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Summary:Set in a maternity ward and taking place in one 24-hour period, this drama focuses on three women. One has a miscarriage, one loses her baby at childbirth, and the third at first wants to have an abortion. Each wrestles with the decision whether or not to keep their babies or give them up for adoption.
Item Description:Issued in container: Ingmar Bergman, 100 år.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Bonus: Bris-filmerna, nine commercial films for the soap Bris: Gustavianskt = Gustavian (1951), Tennisflickan = Tennis girl (1951), Uppfinnaren = The inventor (1952), Trolleriet = The magician (1952), Rebusen = The rebus (1953), Prinsessan och svinaherden = The princess and the shepherd (1953), Tredimensionellt = Three-dimensional (1953), Operation (1952), Tvålen Bris = The soap (1951), directed by Ingmar Bergman, producer, Ragnar M. Lindberg, Gunnar Fisher, director of photography.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (1 hour, 21 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; PAL, region 2; Dolby Digital mono.
Awards:Cannes Film Festival, 1958: Best Actress (Eva Dahlbeck, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, Barbro Hiort Af Ornäs) Best Director (Ingmar Bergman).
Golden Goblets, Italy, 1960: Best Actress (Ingrid Thulin).
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Max Wilén ; editor, Carl-Olov Skeppstedt.