Years after a childhood accident leads to the death of his friend, a 10 year old blind girl, Bo moves to a remote island with his beautiful wife Eva. Troubled by nightmares that figure him as the killer close to him, he is in a constant state of anxiety. Then, one stormy night, he is forced to confront his greatest fears and assume the responsisbility for the lives of those he loves as he rows his pregnant wife to the mainland. Released in 1948, this gripping film was the second Bergman script to be directed by Gustaf Molander, by then a veteran of over 30 films and the man responsible for bringing the young Ingrid Bergman to the screen in 'Intermezzo'.
Filmographies of the film's stars and director
Film notes from critic Philip Strick
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