Young Henning and his friends are struggling to stay alive in 19th century Stockholm, where he has ended up in search of employment. In the harsh city, he and his friends dream of the good life while struggling for their survival.
When a vagrant family arrives to the village Vindinge one hot summer in the 1920's, the parish is spiced up with sex and alcohol. Based on a novel by Swedish Academy member Artur Lundkvist.
Ester, su hermana Anna y su sobrino Johan atraviesan en tren un país extranjero y sombrío, probablemente en guerra. Los tres vuelven a casa, pero tienen que interrumpir el viaje y detenerse en una ciudad a descansar en un oscuro y destartalado hotel, ya que Ester, que sufre una crisis vital, se ha puesto enferma. Mientras Ester trata de reprimir la atracción sexual que le inspira Anna, ésta sale en busca de sensaciones que la liberen del tedio y la angustia. La total incomunicación entre las dos hermanas hace que su relación sea una extraña mezcla de odio exacerbado y patológica dependencia, situación a la que asiste como testigo mudo el niño.
On a tourist trip abroad the passengers on the coach witness an assassination attempt on the President Hurkas. One of the tourists has evidence against the perpetrators, and is killed when the coach reaches Sweden. Another passenger observes how one of the perpetrators is picked up by a yellow car. She is kidnapped and locked up in a mental hospital.
A newspaper misprints Pontus Blom's (Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt) yearly income as being much more than it is; this leads to various comical situations of exceeding hilarity.
Four young criminals are planning a heist against a racecourse and in order to obtain a seed capital they rob a gambling den. They celebrate the successful heist by throwing a party but it turns out to be a lot of disagreement within the group.
Pawnshop assistant Patrick and maid Viveka meet by chance and become fond of each other, but none of them want to reveal his real profession for the other.
