Fresh
The bounty of Bergman's many superb female performances notwithstanding, it's a shame he never worked with Nilsson again.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Waiting Women
The love affairs of three women - marital... premarital... and one marvelous surprise!
1952 · 1h 47m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Overview
Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.
Director and cast
- Ingmar Bergman Director
- Anita Björk as Rakel
- Eva Dahlbeck as Karin
- Maj-Britt Nilsson as Marta Berg
- Birger Malmsten as Martin Lobelius, artist
- Gunnar Björnstrand as Fredrik Lobelius
- Karl-Arne Holmsten as Eugen Lobelius
- Aino Taube as Annette
- Håkan Westergren as Paul Lobelius
- Gerd Andersson as Maj, Marta's sister
- Björn Bjelfvenstam as Henrik Lobelius
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The whole thing concludes with an ingenuous and typical Bergman paradox.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
More wistful than brooding.
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
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