Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.
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| Directing | Ingmar Bergman | Director |
| Production | Allan Ekelund | Producer |
| Sound | Erik Nordgren | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gunnar Fischer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Oscar Rosander | Editor |
| Writing | Gun Grut Bergman | Story |
| Writing | Ingmar Bergman | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbro Sörman | Costume Design |
| Sound | Sven Rudestedt | Sound mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carl M. Lundh | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Nils Svenwall | Production Design |
