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A Lesson in Love
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A Lesson in Love

1954-10-04 · 97 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Romance · Drama

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.

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Directors
Ingmar Bergman
Production companies
SF Studios
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

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Eva DahlbeckEva DahlbeckMarianne Erneman
Yvonne LombardYvonne LombardSusanne Verin
Harriet AnderssonHarriet AnderssonNix, David and Marianne's daughter
Olof WinnerstrandOlof WinnerstrandHenrik Erneman
Gunnar BjörnstrandGunnar BjörnstrandDavid Erneman
Åke GrönbergÅke GrönbergCarl-Adam
John ElfströmJohn ElfströmSam, driver
Renée BjörlingRenée BjörlingSvea Erneman
Dagmar EbbesenDagmar EbbesenLisa, nurse
Carl StrömCarl StrömUncle Axel
Siv EricksSiv EricksDavid's patient
Helge HagermanHelge HagermanMan on the train
Arne LindbladArne LindbladCopenhagen hotel manager
Birgitte ReimerBirgitte ReimerLise, girl in Nyhavn
Sigge FürstSigge FürstPriest
Gösta PrüzeliusGösta Prüzelius
Torsten LilliecronaTorsten Lilliecrona
Georg AdellyGeorg Adelly
Julie BernbyJulie Bernby
Henning Blanck

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