In the picturesque archipelago, a young journalist named Arvid falls in love with Lydia, the innocent daughter of a painter. However, his idealized notion of love is soon challenged as he struggles to reconcile his ambition with the reality of marriage. Years pass, and both Lydia and Arvid marry others, but they reconnect and embark on an affair, forcing them to confront the changes they've undergone and the distance that has grown between them.
A Serious Game
The Swedish love story comes to life in this adaptation of Hjalmar Söderberg's 1912 novel "The Serious Game".
