Loving Couples (Älskande par) 59 years old

For her feature film directing debut, actress Mai Zetterling turned to Agnes von Krusenstjerna's controversial masterpiece of Swedish feminist literature, "The Misses von Pahlen," an intense and personal seven-part novel that has been likened to the great works of D.H. Lawrence. As three pregnant women from different backgrounds wait to have their babies in a hospital in Stockholm at the outbreak of the Great War, they relive their childhood and youthful experiences via individual flashbacks. Drawing on the classic Ingmar Bergman style of Swedish filmmaking and collaborating with many of his favorite actors as well as the great cinematographer Sven Nykvist, Zetterling had produced a powerful fusion of personal emotional drama and a commentary on the role of women in a society in moral decline.

Credits

Harriet Andersson as

Gunnar Björnstrand as Jacob Lewin

Eva Dahlbeck as

Jan Malmsjö as

Gunnel Lindblom as

Anita Björk as

Loving Couples Cast

Name	Character
Harriet Andersson She was 32, now 92 years old
Gunnar Björnstrand He was 55, 76 years old when he died	as Jacob Lewin
Eva Dahlbeck She was 44, 87 years old when she died
Jan Malmsjö He was 32, now 91 years old
Gunnel Lindblom She was 33, now 92 years old
Anita Björk She was 41, 89 years old when she died
Toivo Pawlo He was 46, 61 years old when he died	as Lieutenant Macson
Gio Petré She was 27, now 86 years old
Heinz Hopf He was 70, 76 years old when he died

Loving Couples Crew

Name	Department
Mai Zetterling as Director. She was 39 (68) years old when She died	Directing
Mai Zetterling as Writer. She was 39 (68) years old when She died	Writing
David Hughes as Writer. He was 23 (63) years old when He died	Writing

Loving Couples (59 years)

Release day: Sunday, December 20, 1964
Runtime: 118 minutes