خلاصه داستان : فیلم در آخر قرن ۱۹ میلادی در سوئد اتفاق می‌افتد و حول سه خواهر به‌نام‌های اگنس (Harriet Andersson)، کارین (Ingrid Thulin) و ماریا (Liv Ullmann) می‌چرخد. اگنس در بستر مرگ و به علت بیماری (احتمالاً سرطان رحم) محکوم به جان سپردن است. هنگامی که وضعیتش وخیم می‌شود، دو خواهرش به خانه خانوادگی بازمی‌گردند تا مراقب...

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband's attempted suicide, caused by his discovery of her extramarital affair. The self-loathing, suicidal Karin seems to regard her sister with revulsion. Only Anna, the deeply religious maid who lost her young child, seems able to offer Agnes solace and empathy.