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Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.
Theatrical
Oct 9, 1981
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 31, 1998
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Viking Film, Europa Film, Smart Egg Pictures
Original Language
Swedish
Cast
Full credits →S
Susan Anspach
Marilyn Jordan
E
Erland Josephson
Martin Jordan
J
Jamie Marsh
Jimmy Jordan
J
John Zacharias
Grandpa Bill
P
Per Oscarsson
Dr. Aram Pazardjian
M
Marina Lindahl
Secretary
B
Borivoje Todorović
Alex Rossignol
L
Lisbeth Zachrisson
Rita Rossignol
S
Svetozar Cvetković
Montenegro
P
Patricia Gélin
Tirke
D
Dragan Ilić
Hassan
N
Nikola Janić
Mustapha
J
Jan Nygren
Police Officer
L
Lasse Åberg
Customs Inspector
