Marilyn Jordan, é uma americana que vive em Estocolmo com seu marido sueco e família. Reprimida e insatisfeita com seu casamento, seu comportamento por vezes chega a ser bizarro, talvez até mesmo louco. Devido a uma confusão no aeroporto, se desencontra de seu marido e acaba perdendo seu vôo. Em meio a tudo isso, acaba se envolvendo com um grupo de imigrantes iuguslavos que celebram o Ano Novo. Montenegro, o carismático e jovem zelador do zoológico, se torna amante de Marilyn. Porém, para ela nada dura para sempre e acaba retornando para seu marido. Mas, após saborear o prazer da liberdade, será que ela vai ficar para sempre?
Two bleak stories about absent love. In the first, a widow is working hard in a desperate attempt to save her dying daughter. The second tells the story of two wandering singers who kidnap a bride from her wedding.
Two bleak stories about absent love. In the first, a widow is working hard in a desperate attempt to save her dying daughter. The second tells the story of two wandering singers who kidnap a bride from her wedding.
In this monumental Romanian film, a large family and its many generations vie for advantage, seeking to win the inheritance sure to be left behind by a wealthy older man of the clan. This movie is based on a popular novel by George Calinescu, and is similar in some ways to England's BBC television series, The Forsythe Saga, based on Galsworthy's books. Along the way, stories of friendship, love and rivalry emerge. In one story, a poor young man is disappointed in love as his girl chooses lucre over love in selecting a mate.
In this monumental Romanian film, a large family and its many generations vie for advantage, seeking to win the inheritance sure to be left behind by a wealthy older man of the clan. This movie is based on a popular novel by George Calinescu, and is similar in some ways to England's BBC television series, The Forsythe Saga, based on Galsworthy's books. Along the way, stories of friendship, love and rivalry emerge. In one story, a poor young man is disappointed in love as his girl chooses lucre over love in selecting a mate.
