Smiles of a Summer Night
By May 03, 2011
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After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the 1955 comedy Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende) at last ushered in an international audience for Ingmar Bergman. In turn-of-the-century Sweden, four men and four women attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. During a weekend in the country, the women collude to force the men’s hands in matters of the heart, exposing their pretensions and insecurities along the way. Chock-full of flirtatious propositions and sharp witticisms delivered by such Swedish screen legends as Gunnar Björnstrand and Harriet Andersson, Smiles of a Summer Night is one of cinema’s great erotic comedies.
| Anne Egerman | Ulla Jacobsson |
| Desirée Armfeldt | Eva Dahlbeck |
| Petra, the maid | Harriet Andersson |
| Charlotte Malcolm | Margit Carlqvist |
| Fredrik Egerman | Gunnar Björnstrand |
| Carl-Magnus Malcolm | Jarl Kulle |
| Frid, the groom | Åke Fridell |
| Henrik Egerman | Björn Bjelfvenstam |
| Mrs. Armfeldt | Naima Wifstrand |
| Beata, the cook | Jullan Kindahl |
| Malla | Gull Natorp |
| Actresses in play | Bibi Andersson |
| Actresses in play | Birgitta Valberg |
| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman |
| Cinematography | Gunnar Fischer |
| Editing | Oskar Rosander |
| Assistant director | Lennart Olsson |
| Production manager | Allan Ekelund |
| Original music | Erik Nordgren |
| Conductor | Eskil Eckert-Lundin |
| Sound | P. O. Pettersson |
| Production design | P. A. Lundgren |
| Costume design | Mago |
| Makeup | Carl M. Lundh |
| Supervisor | Gustav Roger |
By May 03, 2011
Late in 1955, Ingmar Bergman made a nearly perfect work—the exquisite carnal comedy Smiles of . . . Read more »
By May 03, 2011
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By May 03, 2011
Late in 1955, Ingmar Bergman made a nearly perfect work—the exquisite carnal comedy Smiles of . . . Read more »
By May 03, 2011
What do you do when you are thoroughly miserable? A serious love affair is over, and a . . . Read more »
By May 03, 2011
Late in 1955, Ingmar Bergman made a nearly perfect work—the exquisite carnal comedy Smiles of . . . Read more »
By May 03, 2011
What do you do when you are thoroughly miserable? A serious love affair is over, and a . . . Read more »