

John and Carl have a small publishing company. One day John meets the poet Clara who recently made her debut, and Clara's fiancé Stig. John and Clara fall in love with each other, and she moves into an apartment owned by John. John breaks up with his wife and moves in with Clara. But Clara has a nervous breakdown.
Hans Alfredson

Catharina Alinder
Tina
Martin Lindström
Lill-John

Magnus Uggla
Schüll

Folke Lindh
The Old Man

Ing-Marie Carlsson
The Gothenburg Woman