Ingmar Bergman, of course, is best known for his dark, moody dramas, but this early comedy shows the director's seldom-seen playful side. Told in a series of flashbacks, the film opens with David (Gunnar Bjornstrand), a middle-aged gynecologist, breaking off his affair with Suzanne (Yvonne
Lombard), a cute, desirable, and married 21-year-old patient. Because of his own infidelities, David risks losing his wife, Marianne (Eva Dahlbeck), who has begun an affair with Carl Adam (Ake Gronberg), a drunken sculptor she left standing at the altar some 16 years before. The beginning of David
and Marianne's romance, their visits to his parents' estate, discussions about love...
Released:
1954
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins