Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.
as Marilyn Jordan
as Martin Jordan
as Cookie Jordan
as Jimmy Jordan
as Grandpa Bill
as Dr. Aram Pazardjian
as Secretary
as Alex Rossignol
as Rita Rossignol
as Montenegro
as Tirke
as Hassan
as Mustapha
as Zanzi Bar Customer
as Piano Player
as Police Officer
as Customs Inspector
as 1st Policewoman
as 2nd Policewoman
as Tap-dancing Lady
as Cab Driver
as Bo Ivan Peterson
