Thoralf Klouman

Based on the 1931 novel To levende og en død by Sigurd Christiansen. A post office worker is left wrestling with his conscience following a robbery at his workplace.

Eilert is afraid of women. His friend Lagesen is not, quite the opposite. To help his shy friend, he takes him to a mountain hotel during Easter. There they meet Ingrid, a beautiful girl with whom they both fall in love.

A wealthy wholesaler-family Oslo lives every summer on his beautiful property up in the high mountains. One day in a mountain lake, Greta has a seizure and is close to drowning. A love affair develops with her savior and even a pregnancy.