The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

93 mins | Comedy | Dec. 26, 1961

A small picturesque town at the turn of the century. The conservative views of the townspeople are shaken when they find out that the school teacher Franzén published his own poetry anonymously many years ago. At the same time he acknowledges his love affair with a waitress at the city hotel, Fanny. What is most upsetting is the fact that Fanny has a grownup daughter, Anna, with no known father. Could their poet teacher be the father although he and Fanny are not married?

The Pleasure Garden

93 mins | Comedy | Dec. 26, 1961

The Pleasure Garden
A small picturesque town at the turn of the century. The conservative views of the townspeople are shaken when they find out that the school teacher Franzén published his own poetry anonymously many years ago. At the same time he acknowledges his love affair with a waitress at the city hotel, Fanny. What is most upsetting is the fact that Fanny has a grownup daughter, Anna, with no known father. Could their poet teacher be the father although he and Fanny are not married?
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Svensk Filmindustri
Original title Lustgården
Directors Carl-Johan Seth, Alf Kjellin, Katinka Faragó
Writers Erland Josephson, Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Sickan Carlsson

as Fanny

Gunnar Björnstrand

as David Franzén

Stig Järrel

as Ludvig Lundberg

Bibi Andersson

as Anna

Hjördis Petterson

as Ellen Franzén

Kristina Adolphson

as Astrid Skog

Per Myrberg

as Emil

Gösta Cederlund

as Liljedahl

Torsten Winge

as Wibom

Sten Hedlund

as Headmaster

Stefan Hübinette

as Volunteer

Lasse Krantz

as Maitre d'

Fillie Lyckow

as Berta, Waitress

Sven Nilsson

as Bishop

Rolf Nystedt

as Mayor

Birger Sahlberg

as Constable

Stina Ståhle

as Headmaster's Wife

Jan Tiselius

as Ossian - School Boy

Ivar Uhlin

as Dr. Brusén

Lars Westlund

as Postmaster