Under the Sun

Olof lives alone on his familys farm after the death of his mother Unable to read and write he is dependent on his younger friend Erik who helps him in the afternoons Once a sailor Erik brags of having known hundreds of women Out of the blue Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper and Ellen a middleclass city woman arrives to take over the house and as the summer goes on Olofs heart and Eriks desire as well