A Lesson in Love

Name: A Lesson in Love
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Released: 1954
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Eva Dahlbeck, Gunnar Björnstrand, Yvonne Lombard, Harriet Andersson, Åke Grönberg

1954 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 3,883 VOTES · DIR. Ingmar Bergman

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,013 lines

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00:00:13 A LESSON IN LOVE

00:04:06 After 10 years together and two children

00:07:02 - Then I dare not say. - OK, I won't get angry.

00:09:57 An entirely different kind of fire.

00:13:00 Susanne was strong... strong from...

00:16:38 Would you mind if I sat here? I don't like the draught.

00:21:28 - How sad. - Just look at Mum.

00:25:48 She was exactly like a completely different girl!

00:30:03 - I'm just enjoying myself. - There are many nice people there.

00:33:19 and he's a "jack the lad" in your stupid men's language.

00:37:15 I can't afford to work as I'd like. Can't afford it, no time...

00:41:10 - I'm not bloody lazy! - Family lazy.

00:44:55 David, something must have happened, sure as hell. Sorry, Vicar.

00:49:16 - I love you, Marianne. - I loved you for over two years.

00:52:36 and chat to Michelangelo...

00:56:58 I'll never be a wife again. I've played that role to exhaustion.

01:01:08 He enjoys seeing us suffer, I'd bet on it.

01:04:17 We wish that he'll live We wish that he'll live

01:07:20 - Everyone wants to put you down. - That's just part of it, you see.

01:10:22 You did an excellent job.

01:15:14 Where would my mistress be then?

01:19:02 - They choose the stronger ones. - I have big muscles. Feel them.

01:23:10 - It was different in our time. - Carl-Adam...

01:27:00 Not even King Frederik could object! Out the way, I need lots of room.

Cast & Characters

Eva Dahlbeck Marianne Erneman Gunnar Björnstrand David Erneman Yvonne Lombard Susanne Verin Harriet Andersson Nix Erneman Åke Grönberg Carl-Adam Olof Winnerstrand Professor Henrik Erneman Birgitte Reimer Lise John Elfström Sam Renée Björling Svea Erneman Dagmar Ebbesen Nurse Lisa

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,013

Dialogue density10.6 lines / min

First line00:00:13

Final line01:27:00

Production Record

DirectorIngmar Bergman

LanguageSwedish

IMDb votes3,883