John is a shipmaster on a very small transportation boat which regularly attends a very small harbour to buy food, actually from Anna's father. She is a waitress and has a young daughter. She tells John that her name is Anita. They have met many times, but their first personal meeting is when both are swimming in early morning. John is asked to have morning coffee with Anna's family. He invites her and her child to a trip to Zoo in Copenhagen. Both have genuine feelings for each other. There are lovely three-some scenes when John is proud of "being" a father, and beautiful love scenes. Christina Schollin's naked body is cute but never obtrusive. But at that time girls were depreciated if they "gave in" too soon. So these scenes repeatedly alternate with hot misunderstandings, well-known exactly when two people with genuine feelings fear misunderstandings and try to preclude them. In the last minutes of the movie...

Director: Lars-Magnus Lindgren
Writers: Lars-Magnus Lindgren, Olle Länsberg (novel)

cast:
Jarl Kulle ... John Berndtsson
Christina Schollin ... Anna
Helena Nilsson ... Helena
Erik Hell ... Yngve Lindgren
Emy Storm ... Karin Lindgren
Morgan Anderson ... Raymond
Synnøve Liljebæck ... Dagny
Hans Wigren ... Elon
Håkan Serner ... Erwin
Bo Wahlström ... Bosse (as Bosse Wahlström)
Erland Nordenfalk ... Kurt


Country:Sweden
Language:Swedish with English subtitles
Release Date:23 November 1964 (Sweden)
Also Known As:Dear John
Filming Locations:Copenhagen, Denmark

Runtime:USA: 115 min
Sound Mix:Mono
Color:Black and White