Ingmar Bergman's After the Rehearsal stars
Erland Josephson as a theater director named Henrik Volger. He is in the midst of mounting a production of a Strindberg play when he is visited by Anna Egerman (
Lena Olin), an actress whom he has cast in the play. Volger was involved with Anna's mother, Rakel (
Ingrid Thulin), an alcoholic has-been actress who once was Volger's lover. Rakel intrudes upon their conversation, and the two women confront Henrik about how he has lived his life. This 72-minute production originally aired on Swedish television before receiving theatrical distribution. The cinematographer on the film is Bergman's longtime collaborator
Sven Nykvist. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide