Writer-director Ingmar Bergman tells the tale of a once-broken family and another that's beginning to fall apart. Long divorced, Johan and Marianne rekindle their romance during a stay at Johan's summerhouse. He's been hiding out there with his son, Henrik (the product of a former marriage), and his granddaughter, Karin. Karin finds a maternal confidant in Marianne, airing her woes about living with her father and longing for her dead mother.