Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet

Directed by Vilgot Sjöman

With Harald Hamrell, Viveca Lindfors, Harriet Andersson, Ernst Günther and Christina Schollin

16 year old Linus, living in 1930s Stockholm, dreams of becoming a poet, while working in a bookstore. After visiting a brickhouse with his father, Linus becomes involved with several of its inhabitants, including an enigmatic Ambassadress; her housekeeper Abigail, who Linus falls in love with; the janitor, who manages a brothel in the basement; Linus’ father’s best friend, who gets murdered.