The film shows four women moving in a crowded, closed room to the music of Monteverdi. They represent women living by passing on a role that is passed down to them for generations. Two of the dancers are damned souls that come to life, the third is death and the fourth a child born free, but forced into the other female roles.

• SVT
• Cinematograph AB
• Helene Friberg
• Nina Harte
• Lena Wennergren
• Lisbeth Zachrisson