Carl M. Lundh

Set in 1860s Holland along the famed Zeider Zee — young Hans Brinker finds himself responsible for supporting his family after his father becomes injured in an accident. He and his sister, Gretel, travel to Amsterdam in search of funds to help pay for their father's operation. Their only hope lies in the city's annual ice skating race in which Hans must face off against his arch-rival, Ludwig Schimmel, in hopes of winning the prize money.

Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to dance and sing on a stage. He is madly in love with Matilda Roos, singer and diva. Fabian is too insensitive to notice that Annie, who works in the kitchen, is in love with him. Encouraged by Matilda, Fabian leaves the hotel and goes to Stockholm to become famous. But, as he soon learns, it is more difficult than he first thought.

While four men blow up a safe, a night watchman is accidentally killed. They get away with the loot. Ten years later, the stepson of the dead night watchman receives vital information.

The rich young man Teddy Anker invests his money in the theater at the beginning of the 1920s. Whatever he does becomes a success. He falls in love with a dancer, Karin. He decides to put up a show with Karin as the leading lady, but for the first time one of his shows becomes an economic disaster.

David Erneman e a sua esposa Marianne estão casados há 15 anos. Antes do casamento, Marianne esteve noiva de um artista, Carl-Adam, o melhor amigo de David. Sabendo que David a trai, Marianne procura o antigo amor. Um triângulo sentimental longe de ser compreendido que questiona a durabilidade das relações.

Rakel, Marta, Karin e Annette são casadas com quatro irmãos. Enquanto esperam numa cabana de verão para que seus maridos voltem para casa, elas contam histórias umas as outras sobre os seus casamentos. Rakel fala sobre o tempo que ela teve um caso e confrontou o marido com isso. A história de Marta é sobre como ela a princípio se recusou a casar e teve seu filho sozinha. Karin fala sobre o que aconteceu quando uma vez ela e o seu marido ficaram presos num elevador. Enquanto as mulheres contam as suas histórias, a irmã mais nova de Marta, Maj, está a planear fugir.

Uma mulher solitária recorda seu primeiro amor treze anos antes durante umas breves férias de verão. Enquanto espera pelo ensaio noturno do balé Lago do Cisne, a solitária bailarina de vinte e oito anos, Marie, recebe um diário pelo correio. Ela viaja de balsa para uma ilha próxima a Estocolmo, onde se lembra de seu primeiro amor, Henrik. Treze anos atrás, enquanto viajava para passar suas férias de verão com sua tia Elisabeth e seu tio Erland, Marie encontra Henrik na balsa e, mais cedo, eles se apaixonam um pelo outro. Eles passam férias de verão juntos quando uma tragédia os separa e Marie constrói uma parede afetando sua vida sentimental.

After discovering that his wife has been killed in an accident, Stig looks back on their relationship, beginning with when he and Marta were starting out as violinists together in an orchestra overseen by conductor Sonderby.

In a small provincial town there is a hotel run by one of those eccentric cooks of long ago who made generous meals that have nothing in common with the extravagant restaurateurs of nowadays and their meagre menus. The manager is named after Alexander the Great and in his restaurant the town bourgeoisie meet and discuss various issues, especially matters of the heart. Morals are part of the conversations and prove to be complicated issues even for strict and serious Nordics. 28 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.