Mrs. Alving has been living her life like a facade, married to a man she despised. After his death, Mrs. Alving now plans a new and more harmonious life with her adult son. Soon, however, she is confronted with her self-deception, the dream cannot be realized. The very past she has devoted her whole life to displacing, is mercilessly defining her fate. TV transmission of Ibsen's 1881 play from the Royal Danish Theater.