Dear John
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lars Magnus Lindgren
Jarl Kulle
Christina Schollin
Helena Nilsson
Morgan Andersson
Synnöve Liljebäck
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Anita, a young unmarried mother, works as a waitress in a small Swedish coastal community near Malmö, where she lives with her daughter Helena and her overprotective brother Raymond. One day a cargo vessel, the Elsa, anchors nearby for a weekend, and Anita recognizes John, its captain, as a man who insulted her while drunk two years before. He asks her for a date that evening, but she suggests the following night, when she can get a babysitter for her daughter. In the early morning, they meet while swimming, drink coffee together, and decide to take Helena for a day's outing in Copenhagen, where all three enjoy a pleasant afternoon at the zoo. That evening, after Helena has gone to sleep and Raymond has left for a party, John and Anita have supper in her cottage. Although mutually attracted, they are wary and apprehensive because both have been hurt before. Eventually, after a brief misunderstanding, they make love and spend an ecstatic night together. In the morning, John returns to his boat and departs, leading Anita to believe he was only philandering. John is serious, however, and he returns with a gift for her. Discovering that Anita has left the village for a holiday, John telephones her to propose marriage and she accepts.
Director
Lars Magnus Lindgren
Cast
Jarl Kulle
Christina Schollin
Helena Nilsson
Morgan Andersson
Synnöve Liljebäck
Erik Hell
Emy Storm
Håkan Serner
Hans Wigren
Erland Nordenfalk
Bo Wahlström
Stig Woxter
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Released in Sweden in November 1964 as Käre John; running time: 111 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best by the 1966 New York Times Film Critics.
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1964
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Released in United States Winter January 1, 1964
