Det regnar på vår kärlek

Bergman is still making his way here, with a story that revolves around the struggle to be accepted by society if one has a stain on one's past. A man meets a woman who's missed her train, and they have a fling which leads to deeper feelings. The trouble is, he's fresh out of prison, she's pregnant from some other one-night stand, and they're both broke. The fact that the man has trouble accepting the woman's pregnancy initially was an interesting touch, since he too is judged for mistakes he's made, and it's also refreshing to see the open treatment of premarital sex.

The couple seem to get a break from a guy who lets them stay in his cottage and sets him up with a job, but between those who can't accept that an ex-con can go straight or the couple living together "in sin," and those who prey on their simplicity, they have a tough go of it. The film is a condemnation of narrow-mindedness which I liked, but it gets a little heavy-handed in a courtroom scene towards the end, and in the film's final moments, as sweet as the gesture was. The leading couple (Barbro Kollberg and Birger Malmsten) make a good-looking pair and I appreciated what the film was going for, but guard your expectations.

When Maggi (Barbro Kollberg) misses her train, she meets David (Birger Malmsten) that invites her to go to a Salvation Army hotel to share a room with him. They have one night stand and on the next morning, David tells her that she had spent one year in prison. They decide to wander together and during the rainy night, Maggi twists her ankle and David breaks in a cottage to protect her from the rain and cold. Out of the blue, the owner Per Håkansson (Ludde Gentzel) appears in the cabin and offers to rent it to the couple. David finds a job with the local gardener Andersson (Douglas Håge) despite the opposition of his despicable wife and befriends two peddlers and a neighbor. When Håkansson offers to sell the cottage to David, Maggi discloses that she is pregnant of a stranger she had met a couple of months before she knew David. But sooner the naive couple leans the bureaucracy of his country and the selfish human nature of his neighbors.

The romance "Det regnar på vår kärlek" is the second film of Ingmar Bergman about a young couple with a questionable past that decides to move together to build a new life and finds how the selfish human nature of their fellowships and the behavior of the authorities of their country. The story recalled me Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" of the same year, with the defense attorney acting like an angel in the lives of Maggi and David when there was no more hope to the couple. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Chove Sobre Nosso Amor" ("It Rains over Our Love")

This feature, like Bergman's first' is a relatively simple melodrama. Both follow rather simple narratives about characters going through simple struggles. And yet, where his first one left me unmoved, this second film is at the very least Charming with also thought provoking commentary on Swedish society at best.

Like Birger Malmsten's character David says in the first minutes of the film, "Damn Society", or something along those lines at least. Time and time again our two lovers are confronted with unfortune from society and everytime they pull through and come out stronger, ending in a finally in court that felt satisfying to say the least.

While nothing too special in terms of Cinematography or anything like that I think this is a more than fine film and a good start for Bergman. It's funny to see these light hearted early films of him that feel almost out of place when compared to his dramatic works we now know would later follow. I guess the Swedish audiences at that time were more interested in light hearted films about love than deep ones about human nature and death and such.

3/5 Stars.

I love and admire Ingmar Bergman as well as a vast majority of his films. It Rains on our Love is not one of his very best, it starts off a little formulaic and slow and while there are some very interesting and well-explored themes they were even more fully explored later on. It Rains on our Love is beautifully shot and striking to look at, and Bergman's direction is adept and disciplined as usual. The dialogue provokes thought and the story is moving and compelling. I admired that It Rains on our Love didn't resort too much to melodrama and none of it felt cheap and overly-sentimental. The ending even has some optimism that doesn't feel forced in any way. And then there is the cast who are exemplary. Birger Malmstem and Barbro Kollberg are strong in the lead roles, but the wry performances from Bergman regulars Erland Josephson and Gunnar Bjornstrand were even better.

Overall, while not one of Bergman's very best, it is very good and well done and one of his better early films easily. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Ingmar Bergman is without a doubt one of the, if not likely to be considered the best filmmaker who ever lived.

Whilst most well known for his later works, beginning in the 1950s, he also made some great films in the 40s, this one being a good example of a great commentary on contemporary society and love.

The actors all do an incredible job, and the writing is masterful - as per usual with Bergman of course.

It showcases his brilliant cinematography, cutting and editing that is very characteristic for the director, and one that would often be found later in his works.

Overall, a beautiful piece that is definitely recommended for any lover of film and fans of Bergman.