A Lesson in Love (1954)
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.
Watch nowComedy, Romance, Drama
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
Where to watch A Lesson in Love
Criterion Channel
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