Synopsis
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
Facts
Awards
Golden Bear, Silver nugget for the best foreign film
Setting
Sweden
Production
SF Studios
Original language
Swedish
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Academy Awards 1960 academy_award
- National Board of Review 1959 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1958 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1958 generic
