Per Oscarsson

Housewife Marilyn Jordan (Susan Anspach) seems to have everything she could possibly want -- a successful husband, two beautiful children and a palatial house by the sea ... until she meets a group of Yugoslavian immigrants at the airport. Before you can say "unbridled abandon," Marilyn finds herself swept up in a bohemian world of dangerous pleasures and newfound freedom in this surreal black comedy.

Marilyn Jordan, an American-born housewife and socialite living in Sweden, is crumbling under the weight of her own existence. She deeply resents her husband Martin's frequent holiday absences and his indifferent attitude toward their children. Moreover, Marilyn's eccentric father and children start to drive her completely around the bend. Her subsequent behavior grows not simply eccentric, but irrational and then comically outrageous. Finally, irritated by Martin's sexual indifference, Marilyn manages to get his attention in a last, desperate move by setting his bed on fire late one night. Deeply concerned, Martin consults psychologist Dr. Pazardjian, who does little to help, and turns out to be even nuttier than any of her family. Via a mix-up, Marilyn becomes stranded at the Stockholm airport and hitches a ride with a band of horny Yugoslavian immigrants celebrating the new year; they take her to their nightclub for a couple of days, where she begins to break out of her domestic prison by engaging in a torrid affair with a randy zookeeper, and by performing as a one-time chanteuse on-stage.

Academy Award-nominee Max von Sydow ("Awakenings," "Hannah and Her Sisters") and Liv Ullmann ("Scenes from a Marriage") star in the brilliant Oscar-nominated continuation of "The Emigrants" saga about America's new settlers who carve homes and a new life out of the wilderness.

Academy Award-nominee Max von Sydow ('Awakenings,' 'Hannah and Her Sisters') and Liv Ullmann ('Scenes from a Marriage') star in the brilliant Oscar-nominated continuation of 'The Emigrants' saga about America's new settlers who carve homes and a new life out of the wilderness.