A Lesson in Love (1954)

6.7/10 97 min Comedy Romance Drama

Overview

After fifteen years of marriage and mutual infidelity, a couple on the brink of divorce unexpectedly confront their unresolved love during a journey to Copenhagen. Blending farce with emotional reflection, the film is Ingmar Bergman’s first sustained venture into marital comedy.

Cast

Eva Dahlbeck

Marianne Erneman

Yvonne Lombard

Susanne Verin

Harriet Andersson

Nix, David and Marianne's daughter

Olof Winnerstrand

Henrik Erneman

Gunnar Björnstrand

David Erneman

Åke Grönberg

Carl-Adam

John Elfström

Sam, driver

Renée Björling

Svea Erneman

Dagmar Ebbesen

Lisa, nurse

Carl Ström

Uncle Axel

Siv Ericks

David's patient

Helge Hagerman

Man on the train

Arne Lindblad

Copenhagen hotel manager

Birgitte Reimer

Lise, girl in Nyhavn

Sigge Fürst

Priest

Gösta Prüzelius

Torsten Lilliecrona

Georg Adelly

Julie Bernby

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