Valborgsmässoafton (1935)
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Cast
Lars Hanson, Victor Sjöström, Ingrid Bergman, Karin Kavli
On Walpurgis Night, Director Borg invites his secretly enamored secretary to a dinner intended for his wife, while his wife secretly books an appointment with an abortionist.
The story
At the Morning Post, news editor Fredrik Bergström and Editor Grane debate Sweden’s low birth rate. Grane points to technical factors, while Bergström argues that a lack of love is the real problem. Fredrik’s daughter Lena works as a secretary for Director Borg, whose marriage to Clary is unhappy because she does not want children. Secretly in love with Borg, Lena decides to leave her job. On Walpurgis Night, Clary secretly books an appointment with an abortionist, and Borg invites Lena to a dinner he had planned to share with his wife at Hasselbacken.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
There is a flurry of activity at the Morning Post. The news editor, Fredrik Bergström, discusses with the editorial secretary and Editor Grane what might be behind Sweden’s low birth rate. While Grane highlights technical factors as the cause, Bergström argues that the real problem is a lack of love. Fredrik’s daughter Lena works as a secretary for Director Borg. He is married, but the marriage has become unhappy because his wife, Clary, does not want any children. Lena has decided to quit her job with the director because she is secretly in love with him. On Walpurgis Night, Clary secretly books an appointment with a notorious abortionist, and Borg invites Lena to the dinner he had planned to have with his wife at Hasselbacken. Later that evening, they confess their love for each other. During a police raid, the unscrupulous criminal Frank Roger learns that Clary has been a client of the illegal abortionist and decides to blackmail her, setting off a string of mix-ups.
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