A Lesson in Love
A Lesson in Love (Swedish: En lektion i kärlek) is a 1954 Swedish comedy film directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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| Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Written by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Produced by | Allan Ekelund |
| Starring | Eva Dahlbeck Gunnar Björnstrand Yvonne Lombard Harriet Andersson Åke Grönberg Olof Winnerstrand Renée Björling John Elfström Birgitte Reimer Dagmar Ebbesen Sigge Fürst |
| Cinematography | Martin Bodin |
| Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
| Distributed by | AB Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The film is about the marriage of a gynecologist named David and his wife Marianne. The film's score was composed by Dag Wirén.
Cast
- Eva Dahlbeck – Marianne Erneman
- Gunnar Björnstrand – David Erneman
- Yvonne Lombard – Susanne Verin
- Harriet Andersson – Nix
- Åke Grönberg – Carl-Adam
- Olof Winnerstrand – Professor Henrik Erneman
- Renée Björling – Svea Erneman
- John Elfström – Sam
- Birgitte Reimer – Lise
- Dagmar Ebbesen – Nurse Lisa
- Sigge Fürst – Vicar
Reception
A Lesson in Love received generally positive reviews from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 100% approval (based on six critics), with an average rating of 7.2/10.[1]
On the film's U.S. release in 1960, Bosley Crowther opined in The New York Times, that its subject "...is the complexity of love...It is a subject that Mr. Bergman expanded in his subsequent "Smiles of a Summer Night," with more wit and satiric implication. But, for a warm-up, he got off nicely here...Mr. Bergman plays around with it in such a clever and thought-provoking way that the emotional dilemma implicit in it has humor, wisdom and charm...And, as in all of his pictures, Mr. Bergman has used a cast that seems to act with inspired understanding—which means, of course, sympathy with him. "[2]
References
- "'A Lesson in Love' (1954) on RT". Rotten Tomatoes.
- Crowther, Bosley (March 15, 1960). "Screen: "Lesson in Love':Ingmar Bergman Film Opens at Murray Hill". The New York Times.