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Secrets of Women

Original title: Kvinnors väntan
  • 1952
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 47m
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7.0/10
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Anita Björk, Gunnar Björnstrand, Eva Dahlbeck, Birger Malmsten, and Maj-Britt Nilsson in Secrets of Women (1952)
ComedyDrama

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they each wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they each wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they each wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.

  • Director
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Writers
    • Ingmar Bergman
    • Gun Grut
  • Stars
    • Anita Björk
    • Eva Dahlbeck
    • Maj-Britt Nilsson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writers
      • Ingmar Bergman
      • Gun Grut
    • Stars
      • Anita Björk
      • Eva Dahlbeck
      • Maj-Britt Nilsson
    • 19User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Anita Björk
    Anita Björk
    • Rakel
    Eva Dahlbeck
    Eva Dahlbeck
    • Karin
    Maj-Britt Nilsson
    Maj-Britt Nilsson
    • Marta
    Birger Malmsten
    Birger Malmsten
    • Martin Lobelius
    Gunnar Björnstrand
    Gunnar Björnstrand
    • Fredrik Lobelius
    Karl-Arne Holmsten
    Karl-Arne Holmsten
    • Eugen Lobelius
    Jarl Kulle
    Jarl Kulle
    • Kaj
    Aino Taube
    Aino Taube
    • Annette
    • (as Aino Taube-Henrikson)
    Håkan Westergren
    Håkan Westergren
    • Paul Lobelius
    Gerd Andersson
    • Maj
    Björn Bjelfvenstam
    • Henrik Lobelius
    • (as Björn Bjelvenstam)
    Wiktor Andersson
    Wiktor Andersson
    • Garbage man
    • (uncredited)
    Märta Arbin
    Märta Arbin
    • Rut, nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Inga Berggren
    • Dancer at the nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Ingmar Bergman
    Ingmar Bergman
    • Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's
    • (uncredited)
    Lena Brogren
    • Ms. Brogren, nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Rolf Ericson
    • Musician at the nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Jens Fischer
    • Jens, Karin's boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writers
      • Ingmar Bergman
      • Gun Grut
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    • Trivia
      The title translates to "Secrets of Women" in English
    • Quotes

      Karin: Women should talk to each other more openly and more often. We should share our experiences and comfort each other. We shouldn't be affected by men's silly need for prestige and secrecy.

    • Connections
      Featured in Minns Ni? (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Dans i de saligas ängder
      [from the opera "Orfeo ed Euridice"]

      Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1762)

      Lyrics written by Raniero de Calzabigi ( 1762)

      Swedish lyrics by Göran Rothman (from Italian text,1773)

    User reviews19

    Featured review
    7/10

    Wilting Women...

    Sisters in law do reveal, why married life's so far from ideal, their journeys to (some) contentment, established often on resentment (from them or their partner or both), and how it's left a mark and how they feel. Rakel had an affair with her best friend, Marta caught a child and so was penned, Karin got a confession, Annette mild depression, and Maj, aims to become them in the end.

    Rejoice that the worlds we live in today, in at least some parts of the planet, have holes in their nets big enough for the trapped to escape and forge futures for themselves, unburdened by tradition and past practices.
    • Xstal
    • Feb 3, 2023
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    • Release date
      • July 11, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Zene cekaju
    • Filming locations
      • Sacré-Coeur, Paris, France
    • Production company
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,596
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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