About the Swedish author Agnes Von Krusenstjerna during the period of her marriage to David Sprengel. In the hallucinatory opening sequence she is brought in a straitjacket by her husband and two psychiatric nurses through the Venice Carnival nocturnal antics to a mental hospital in the city. With her is a manuscript of her autobiography, which she calls "her child". The book is Agnes showdown with her family, and in flashbacks presented, Agnes progress from the author of innocent girls' books to serious and self-consuming novelist.
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Stina Ekblad
Agnes von Krusenstjerna
Known for
Wallander
Fanny and Alexander
Erland Josephson
David Sprengel
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Mai Zetterling
Bengt Forslund
Also in
Life's Just Great
Filmstaden
Philip Zandén
Adolf von Krusenstjerna
Known for
438 Days
Open Hearts
Lena T. Hansson
Ava de Geer
Known for
The Best Intentions
Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten
Peter Schildt
Gerhard Odencrantz
Known for
Sound of Noise
Catherine de Seynes
Eva von Krusenstjerna
Known for
Muriel, or the Time of Return
Olof Thunberg
Ernst von Krusenstjerna
Known for
Winter Light
Börje Ahlstedt
Joachin Rosenhjelm
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
Inga Gill
Miss Tollen
Known for
The Seventh Seal
Cries and Whispers
Gösta Krantz
Felix
Known for
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
Mai Zetterling Director · Roger Wallis Composer Rune Ericson Cinematographer
First release March 14, 1986 · Produced in Sweden · Languages Italian, Swedish
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Sandrews
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SVT Drama
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Svenska Filminstitutet
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Sweden
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Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Italian · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · March 14, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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