A Lesson in Love

A Lesson in Love

96 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 4, 1954

After 15 years of marriage, David and Marianne have grown apart. David has had an affair with a patient of his and Marianne has got herself involved with her former lover Carl-Adam, who's also David's best friend. When she travels to Copenhagen to meet Carl-Adam, David takes the same train as she does, making it look coincidental. Spending time together remembering their past and talking about their future, they come to understand each other again, which leads to a reconciliation.

A Lesson in Love

96 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 4, 1954

A Lesson in Love
After 15 years of marriage, David and Marianne have grown apart. David has had an affair with a patient of his and Marianne has got herself involved with her former lover Carl-Adam, who's also David's best friend. When she travels to Copenhagen to meet Carl-Adam, David takes the same train as she does, making it look coincidental. Spending time together remembering their past and talking about their future, they come to understand each other again, which leads to a reconciliation.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Svensk Filmindustri
Original title En lektion i kärlek
Directors Rolf Carlsten, Ingmar Bergman
Writers Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Eva Dahlbeck

as Marianne Erneman

Yvonne Lombard

as Susanne Verin

Harriet Andersson

as Nix, David and Marianne's daughter

Olof Winnerstrand

as Henrik Erneman

Gunnar Björnstrand

as David Erneman

Åke Grönberg

as Carl-Adam

John Elfström

as Sam, driver

Renée Björling

as Svea Erneman

Dagmar Ebbesen

as Lisa, nurse

Carl Ström

as Uncle Axel

Siv Ericks

as David's patient

Helge Hagerman

as Man on the train

Arne Lindblad

as Copenhagen hotel manager

Birgitte Reimer

as Lise, girl in Nyhavn

Sigge Fürst

as Priest