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Bergman doing a Hitchcock

posted 17 years ago by mac_alain
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According to IMDb: "Man with cap at railway station (uncredited)" and, yes, I did spot him before having read this. The cap gave him away.

As to the film, not a patch on "Smiles Of A Summer Night" IMHO in spite of fine performances by Eva Dahlbeck and Harriet Andersson. 6/10 only.

[–] Scorsese_Eyebrows 13 years ago

this film is sooooo underrated

WHAT'S IN THE BOX??????

[–] Balok-2 13 years ago

_Smiles of a Summer Night_ may be the greater film, but I personally found _A Lesson in Love_ to be funnier. Even with uncensored subtitles (the original English subtitling was censored to the point where it was frequently difficult to understand what was supposed to be going on), I find _Smiles of a Summer Night_ to be more "witty" than "laugh-out-loud funny."

[–] IMDBcinephile 13 years ago

this film is sooooo underrated

I wouldn't phrase it as underrated so much as just damn near overlooked. If aficionados of "Wild Strawberries" and "Seventh Seal" could look into the bulk of Bergman's credentials, they might see how versatile and diverse as a Film Maker he really is.

This movie is no exception.

I thought Gunnar was great in it, and I veritably found it funny. The moments on the train when Gunnar is waging against this guy to see who can get the Girl first was pretty funny. And the bit with the Grandad is actually like a precursor to "Wild Strawberries" but with more comedic moments (like him needing to change his underwear) and then Bergman turns the tables around. It's a tonally balanced movie that came foremost to my attention. But it's also a simple movie that I would agree needs to be seen more.

[–] Kammurabi 12 years ago

Are you sure Bergman isn't on the train in one scene? I remember a man standing in the passageway (sort of in the way) who I was certain was IB. He had that beret on that he often wore. i don't remember him at the station itself but then perhaps he was in both shots.

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[–] adamwarlock 8 years ago

Yes, he's the (proto) beatnik on the train getting in the doctor's way.

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[–] pfr_77 8 years ago

1. "beatnik" is a lie
2. beat gen was already well underway in 1954

[–] adamwarlock 8 years ago

The Beat Generation was around but the cliched "beatnik" wasn't really a thing until the late 50s. And only in the US.

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