the production year say it all . the movie be a maraud mess of politically correct leftwing feministic selfappreciating drivel and of a so heavyhanded symbolic variety that come across a ridiculous today . every scene have the purpose of shed light on one of the burn issue of society and mainly the role of female in the work community and the role of woman v men and woman a sex object and consumerism and politics and war and etc . every scene be comment upon by the inner dialogue of one of the main actress and or by turn the scene into a surrealistic joke . i have no reminiscence of any plot and or who the main character actually be . it be the sort of movie and where consumerism be mock by have a couple make love in a furniture store sale window while the sale agent delivers his speech and or where a reveal interview of a stage actress turn into a fullblown striptease act and for of course the offensive gentleman of the press be the equal to a raunchy club audience . then we move swiftly on and a we need to see war erupt in a peaceful forest and we need to see multiple inflammatory feministic public speech be drown in the ( male ) blowing of car horn or riot crowd and and of course we need to see cinema newsreel of stalin and all the other usual suspect . you get the idea . but all this do not matter at all . the movie be an unsurpassed piece of eyecandy for any ( male ) ingmar bergman aficionado . a movie boast lead bibi andersson and harriet andersson and gunnel lindblom at the height of their beauty make this reviewer surrender completely and just drivel and also delight in watch them so generously use their acting skill in a movie i have never hear about before today . it be hard to believe how especially the face of bibi andersson own the screen every single time she appear . the cinematography be gorgeously orchestrate bw and often revel in an overexposed ( . ) dimensionless whitishness and and you just never grow tire of watch the performer . how absurd and that a movie make with so much consideration for the feministic agenda and tirelessly advocate that woman should not be view a merely an object of desire and have nothing well to offer the 21st century viewer than a parade of stunningly beautiful babe . a mentioned and i be not complain . i could rewatch it tomorrow .