Gustaf Molander

Sweden during the years 1897-1914 comes to life through newsreels and scenes from early feature films.

The poor farmer Jan is getting very old when he becomes father to the girl, Klara Gulla. First, he sees the child as a burden, but when he receives the newborn child in his arms he is overjoyed. He does everything in his power for her during her. But when she as an adult leaves home, Jan can not come over the loss of her.

In the Norwegian mountains, young Ragnhild drifts into daydreams of the fairytale castle Soria Moria when she is supposed to be fetching milk, blurring the line between chores and imagination.

Vera Nilsson is friendly with the poor neighbor boy Håkan, this is not seen kindly by Vera's father Nils.

An actress is happy when she is finally contacted by a famous director, but the director is more interested in her cat.