Ester, her sister Anna and their nine-year-old son Johan have to abruptly interrupt their journey home to Sweden when Ester, who suffers from lung disease, suffers a collapse. The three spend the night in a strange city in a bizarre, old hotel, where only a group of artists lives apart from them. There they fall - completely isolated from the outside world - into a maelstrom of sexual relations, excesses and hatred... Bergman translates the loneliness and speechlessness of his protagonists into a threatening, cold scenery. With his provocative portrayal of sexuality, Ingmar Bergman caused a sensation and a tangible scandal. Ingrid Thulin's masturbation scene in particular caused a stir. Ingmar Bergman's scandalous film, which was seen by more than 11 million viewers in Germany and which provided material for vehement discussions in the 1960s, will be released for the first time as a Blu-ray and DVD Digital Remastered.