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Sommarnattens leende (1955)

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Overview

Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman (writer)
Release Date:
23 December 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
A Sexy Frolic About the Sport of Love
Plot:
A small town at the turn of the century. Lawer Fredrik EGerman has an ingenue-wife, Anne, and a grown-up son... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
One of Bergmans's best more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Ulla Jacobsson ... Anne Egerman
Eva Dahlbeck ... Desiree Armfeldt
Harriet Andersson ... Petra the Maid
Margit Carlqvist ... Countess Charlotte Malcolm (as Margit Carlquist)
Gunnar Björnstrand ... Fredrik Egerman
Jarl Kulle ... Count Carl Magnus Malcolm
Åke Fridell ... Frid the Groom
Björn Bjelfvenstam ... Henrik Egerman (as Björn Bjelvenstam)
Naima Wifstrand ... Mrs. Armfeldt
Jullan Kindahl ... Beata, cook
Gull Natorp ... Malla
Birgitta Valberg ... Actress
Bibi Andersson ... Actress
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Smiles of a Summer Night (USA)
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Runtime:
108 min | France:105 min (2001 DVD release) | Argentina:110 min
Country:
Sweden
Language:
Swedish
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Portugal:17 (censored version) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (video rating) (1995) | UK:X (original rating) (1956) (cut) | Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
This light, frothy piece (in terms of Ingmar Bergman's general oeuvre) was made whilst the director was undergoing financial troubles, stomach pains (he weighed only 125 pounds at the time) and a romance with Harriet Andersson that was on the rocks. Bergman later said that if he hadn't made this film when he did, he probably would have attempted suicide. more
Quotes:
Desiree Armfeldt: I hit him on the head with the poker.
Mrs. Armfeldt: What did the Count say then?
Desiree Armfeldt: We elected to part amicably.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Love and Death (1975) more
Soundtrack:
FANTASIE-IMPROMPTU OPUS 66 more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
One of Bergmans's best, 5 July 2004
Author: gkbazalo from Scottsdale, AZ

I have seen just about all of Bergman's available films and Smiles of a Summer Night is among my favorites. The humor derives from the situations, cleverness of the dialogue and foibles of the characters, rather than from Woody Allen-type punch lines. (Bergman has funnier lines in Seventh Seal coming from the squire in his scenes with the church painter and blacksmith). Much of the humor comes from the changeability of the characters. At one point, Jarl Kulle's character says he doesn't mind if someone has an affair with his wife, but they better not fool around with his mistress, and later on says just the opposite. Like Renoir's Rules of the Game or Carne's Children of Paradise, the ensemble cast grows on you with each viewing. Along with Wild Strawberries, a good place to start with Bergman.

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