Bergman's second feature is a playful but rather ill-advised blend of rainswept miserablism and laborious whimsy.
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A young couple, penniless, break into a summer cottage; the owner offers to rent to them but he has ulterior motives. By living together, the lovers must face their pasts and contend with the meddling neighbors and authorities.
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