故事发生在十八世纪末，丹麦农奴制末期的一座庄园。寡妇安妮·玛丽的儿子被怀疑纵火烧毁了谷仓。倘若庄园主将他移交当局，便意味着无期限的监禁或兵役。庄园主人同意释放男孩，但有一个条件：若玛丽能完成三个人一天的工作，或者一个人三天的工作，在一天日出至日落之间收割完一片黑麦田，她的儿子便可获得自由。

A Chinese diplomat is kidnapped from a conference in Genève and the world peace is at risk. The trail leads to a hiding place in Denmark and the Danish secret service brings in their best agent, agent Smith, who has been in a psychiatric hospital since his last assignment. To accompany Smith they once again turn to novelty and party tricks salesman Frede Hansen, because they need an unrecognizable man to infiltrate the crime syndicate behind the kidnapping.

The year is 1630. A young woman in Laupstad comes to a small mountain village. She witnesses a woman being hunted and captured.

This television film records Ingmar Bergman’s Copenhagen stage production of Molière’s The Misanthrope, presented as a guest performance at the Royal Danish Theatre. The play centers on Alceste, a man who rejects social hypocrisy and flattery, whose rigid principles are tested by his love for the socially adept Célimène.

1991 film directed by Lars von Trier