The film shows four women moving in a crowded, closed room to the music of Monteverdi. They represent women living by passing on a role that is passed down to them for generations. Two of the dancers are damned souls that come to life, the third is death and the fourth a child born free, but forced into the other female roles.
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Måns Reuterswärd
Ingmar Bergman
Sven Nykvist
Helene Friberg
The child
Nina Harte
Lena Wennergren
Lisbeth Zachrisson
The Condemned Women Dance (1976)_clip
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