The old Victor Branzell has a grandson, Alf, who is in love with a clerk in a glove shop, Lilian Lind. But Lilian with her simple background doesn't get accepted in the circles where Alf belongs, and they have now reached the conclusion that they can't have a future together. Marriage is impossible. Victor summons Lilian and Alf and starts telling them his life story.
Acting
Gerda Lundequist's matriarch steals every scene she's in.
Costume
Glove-shop glamour and aristocratic decay, stitched to perfection.
Writing
Nested narratives that actually pay off emotionally.
Director
Rune Carlsten
Sonja Wigert
Annemarie Wikström
Arnold Sjöstrand
Viktor Branzell
Olof Widgren
Bengt Ljung
Hugo Björne
Branzell Sr.
Gerda Lundequist
Mrs. Branzell
Åke Grönberg
Sven Bergling
John Ekman
Benson
Barbro Ribbing
Harriet Benson
Yngve Nordwall
Ragnar Normark
Tekla Sjöblom
Mrs. Normark
Birger Malmsten
Helge Wikström
Britta Holmberg
Ingrid
Curt Masreliez
Alf Branzell
Anita Björk
Lilian Lind
John Westin
Karsten
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sonja Wigert was Sweden's biggest wartime star; this was her comeback after Nazi occupation controversies.
The glove shop setting isn't random—1940s Sweden saw luxury trades collapse under rationing, making Lilian's position symbolically precarious.
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