En Lektion i Kärlek (A Lesson in Love) (1954)
Release Date: Oct 4, 1954 Wide
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En Lektion i Kärlek constitutes one of Ingmar Bergman's more overtly entertaining films. In this highly engaging comedy, Bergman reunites Gunnar Bjornstrand and Eva Dahlbeck, who had already teamed to great effect in the final, comic episode of Secrets of Women (1952), and he once again casts them as an amusingly antagonistic husband and wife. Bjornstrand's character, David Erneman, is a successful gynecologist who has jeopardized his sixteen-year marriage by entering into an affair with one of
Oct 4, 1954 Wide
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Gunnar Bjornstrand
Dr. David Erneman -
Eva Dahlbeck
Marianne Erneman -
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Yvonne Lombard
Suzanne -
??ke Grönberg
Carl Adam -
Renée Björling
Svea Erneman -
Dagmar Ebbesen
Nurse -
John Elfström
Sam -
Helge Hagerman
Travelling Salesman -
Torsten Lilliecrona
The hotel receptionist -
Arne Lindblad
Hotel Manager -
Gosta Prnzelius
Guard on train -
Birgitte Reimar
Lise -
Olof Winnerstrand
Prof. Henrik Erneman -
Sigge Fuerst
Priest -
Goesta Pruezelius
The ticket collector -
Carl Stroem
Uncle Axel
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Made with Bergman's usual flair for striking visuals and intelligent characterisation, this is rewarding dissection of middle-aged love that manages to be incisive, compassionate and hopeful.
Ingmar Bergman, of course, is best known for his dark, moody dramas, but this early comedy shows the director's seldom-seen playful side.
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This film has its moments and is worth the 90-odd minutes. Not one of his classics and not the place to start if you want to fall for Bergman