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Secrets of Women

Secrets of Women

1952, Movie, 1h 44min

While at a summerhouse, awaiting their husbands’ return, a group of sisters-in-law recount stories from their respective marriages. Rakel (Anita Björk) tells of receiving a visit from a former lover (Jarl Kulle); Marta (Maj-Britt Nilsson) of agreeing to marry a painter (Birger Malmsten) only after having his child; and Karin (Eva Dahlbeck) of being stuck with her husband (Gunnar Björnstrand) in an elevator, where they talk intimately for the first time in years. Making dexterous use of flashbacks, the engaging WAITING WOMEN is a veritable seedbed of Ingmar Bergman themes, ranging from aspiring young love to the fear of loneliness, with the finale a masterpiece of chamber comedy.

Country: Sweden

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Ingmar Bergman,

Gunnar Björnstrand,

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Secrets of Women include Sissi: The Young Empress, Hobson's Choice, There's No Business Like Show Business, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Miracle on 34th Street, Girdle of Gold.

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Secrets of Women was released in theaters on July 11, 1961.