Björn Bjelfvenstam

After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.

In Sweden at the turn of the century, members of the upper class and their servants find themselves in a romantic tangle that they try to work out amidst jealousy and heartbreak.

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they each wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.