The 99th Birthday

It is Agnete Swane´s birthday. She lives on a remote farm by the sea with Gerda 61 and Henrik 63, her two unmarried children. They are all artists. Old Agnete is still active. She runs the house just as she did when her husband was still alive. He died 20 years ago, but his spirit pervades the farm. Agnete, Gerda and Henrik live in a way that is straight out of Strindberg. Love on the verge of pain. Old Mrs Swane has never forgiven her son for stealing 300 of his father´s paintings 30 years ago, even if he has taken his punishment – 3 years in prison. Today Henrik is filling up the farm with junk from rubbish skips, old furniture, etc. He continues to do so despite his mother and sister´s many protests. DR was allowed to film the birthday party and preparations for the great day. The 12 who sat down to dinner around the table in the studio are between them more than 1000 years old, although the youngest is only 32. The man next to Agnes Swane is 96.