在这部英厄堡·霍尔姆剧情片中,瑞典电影先锋维多舍斯特伦第八部作品，原着爲尼斯克奥的舞台剧。编导藉本片表现他们对现实社会的关切之情，笔触尖锐有力。在二十世纪初期，瑞典有一条“贫民法桉"，其中有一个法律漏洞可以让投机者从贫穷的寡妇身边买走她的子女。本片的拍摄主旨是批出这个可怕的惨剧，让观衆对这个有失公正的制度有所反省。影片开始时，英厄堡·霍尔姆是一个快乐的太太，她丈夫是个成功的小店东，他们有三个年幼子女，家庭生活幸福。不料霍尔姆先生突然因心髒病发去世，霍尔姆太太面对债务无法偿还，遂被政府送入贫民营中，她的子女亦一个一个被逼走。后来，她逃出贫民营去探望生病的女儿，但被人发现，再次被送回贫民营。霍尔姆太太因优伤过度而头发全白，还精神恍惚地抱着一条围巾当女儿。最后，她终于被逼得发疯了。本片像别的瑞典片一样，大部分以外景拍摄。导演处理感情场面十分出色，表现出悲天悯人的情怀，堪称是影史上最早的“社会写实片"代表作。
Ingeborg Holm's husband opens up a grocery store and life is on the sunny side for them and their three children. But her husband becomes sick and dies. Ingeborg tries to keep the store, but because of the lazy, wasteful staff she eventually has to close it. With no money left, she has to move to the poor-house and she is separated from her children. Her children are taken care of by foster-parents, but Ingeborg simply has to get out of the poor-house to see them again...
门里门外——维克多·斯约斯特洛姆《英厄堡·霍尔姆》。
