Anne-Marie just can't hide her joy, she's been offered as an old man's wife, his youthful, playful toy, offloaded by two aunties, she'll soon have death inside her panties, the antithesis of her dreamt of playboy.
The culture and customs of a bygone time make you happy that you didn't live then, unless you're a weird old goat, in which case I'm pleased you're around today and can't torture fair maidens so easily.
Bibi Andersson is always a joy to watch and, even though this tale set in 1917 is getting on a bit, it still comes across and connects, which is perhaps why you feel for all the young things of yesteryear that had to endure the passions of a pensioner.
The culture and customs of a bygone time make you happy that you didn't live then, unless you're a weird old goat, in which case I'm pleased you're around today and can't torture fair maidens so easily.
Bibi Andersson is always a joy to watch and, even though this tale set in 1917 is getting on a bit, it still comes across and connects, which is perhaps why you feel for all the young things of yesteryear that had to endure the passions of a pensioner.
