How does All Things Fair end?

In the final act ("Reckoning and Departure"): Stig confronts Viola publicly, rejects Kjell's passivity, and leaves with stolen dictionaries.

All Things Fair (1995) — AI Story Visualization

Name: All Things Fair
Genre: drama, romance, war, history
Released: 1995
Rating: 6.4

Plot Analysis Summary

A coming-of-age story exploring forbidden desires, wartime tragedy, and academic betrayal in 1940s Sweden.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Innocence and Temptation

Secret Bonds and Revelations

Intimacy and Wartime Shadows

Consequences and Sabotage

Reckoning and Departure

In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.

Directed by

Bo Widerberg

Key Cast

Johan Widerberg — Stig
Marika Lagercrantz — Viola
Tomas von Brömssen — Kjell
Karin Huldt — Lisbet
Nina Gunke — Stig's Mother

Rating: 6.4/10 (176 votes)