<p>艾格尼丝（哈里特·安德森 Harriet Andersson饰）、玛丽亚（丽芙·乌曼 Liv Ullmann饰）和卡琳（英格里德·图林 Ingrid Thulin饰）虽然是三姊妹，各人内心却有着积重难返的隔膜和疏离。艾格尼丝身患绝症，生命将近，守护在她身边的是女仆安娜。艾格尼丝没有得到过母亲完整的爱，死前妄想让关系紧张的姐妹变得珍爱彼此，却一再事与愿违。 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;玛丽亚是最得母亲宠爱的孩子，因此遭到姐妹的嫉妒。她的感情生活处理的一塌糊涂，在丈夫和情人之间徘徊周旋。她对爱越是拥有，就越是贪婪。 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;卡琳的生活更是充满压抑。和丈夫的关系陷入僵局，令她沉沦于自虐。 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;和好的愿望太过遥远，她们想摆脱生活的阴影，重新拉近彼此的心，却发现隔膜似乎不可打破。</p>
