Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

A young woman faces an arranged marriage imposed by her aunts as the hour of her suitor’s arrival approaches. Adapted for television from Hjalmar Bergman’s one-act play, the film uses intimate staging and close observation to explore coercion and quiet despair.

Cast

Bibi Andersson

Anne-Marie

Jullan Kindahl

Mrs. Mina

Yngve Nordwall

Mr. Sleeman

Max von Sydow

Hunter

Naima Wifstrand

Mrs. Gina