The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

1961 · 93 min · ★ 7.4 · Comedy

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?

Directed by Alf Kjellin · Written by Ingmar Bergman

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