Backdrop

Montenegro

Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.

1981 |1h 36m |  Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Susan Anspach

Marilyn Jordan

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Erland Josephson

Martin Jordan

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Jamie Marsh

Jimmy Jordan

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Per Oscarsson

Dr. Aram Pazardjian

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Borivoje Todorović

Alex Rossignol

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Lisbeth Zachrisson

Rita Rossignol

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Svetozar Cvetković

Montenegro

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Jan Nygren

Police Officer

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Lasse Åberg

Customs Inspector

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Status

Released

Language

English, Swedish

Budget

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Revenue

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