Directed by Ingmar Bergman
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
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A bleak Swedish maternity ward is the setting for three pregnant women. Ingrid Thulin is brought there by her husband, where she promptly miscarries. She recovers in the ward and befriends the other two residents. Eva Dahlbeck is the young mother-to-be who is enthusiastically anticipating her child and life in a country cottage with her husband. Finally, there is Bibi Andersson, in the ward after attempting to give herself an abortion and contemplating another. The women spend a lot of time talking about their anxieties, their relationships with the fathers, their hopes and dreams. Dahlbeck's delivery room scene is a harrowing experience. It's talky, but it's real, with fine acting by all of the actresses.
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