Summer with Monika (1953)
"Sommaren med Monika" (original title)

Harry Lund is a nineteen year old young man who meets Monika, a romantic, reckless and rebellious seventeen year old, and they fall in love. They leave their families and jobs in their ... See full summary »

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Stars:

Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg, Dagmar Ebbesen

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harriet Andersson	...	Monika
Lars Ekborg	...	Harry
Dagmar Ebbesen	...	Harry's aunt
Åke Fridell	...	Monika's father
Naemi Briese	...	Monika's mother
Åke Grönberg	...	Harry's friend at work
Sigge Fürst	...	Porcelain warehouse worker
John Harryson	...	Lelle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gert Fylking	...	The Boy - statist

Storyline

Harry Lund is a nineteen year old young man who meets Monika, a romantic, reckless and rebellious seventeen year old, and they fall in love. They leave their families and jobs in their small town, Harry gets his father's boat and they spend the summer together in an isolated island. Monika gets pregnant, and Harry decides to marry her. He grows-up, gets a job and returns to his studies, trying to improve their lives and raise their daughter June, while Monika just wants to have fun.

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Plot Keywords:

love | summer | island | archipelago | stockholm archipelago | 

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Taglines:

A Picture for Wide Screens and Broad Minds

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

9 February 1953 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Monika

Filming Locations:

Ornö, Stockholms län, Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 484,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 62 min (re-edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (AGA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's then ground-breaking nudity led to its American distributor snapping up the film sight unseen and marketing it along the lines of a Russ Meyer picture. It remains the most widely seen Ingmar Bergman film in the US.

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Connections

Referenced in Sommaren med Göran (2009)

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Soundtracks

"RAGTIME"
Music by Reinhold Svensson

User Reviews

Passion and conscience

Monika is going for the Summer of her life. No longer a child she dreams of freedom and living the most of her own existence. She finds herself in the middle of a struggle between her tedious family life and work and the pungent idealistic thoughts that cross her mind. When she finds an ally- Harry, the love between them comes spontaneously and the escape from their misfortune seems possible. And then the summer comes to heat their naked skins as they reveal their bodies and souls to find the freedom they were looking for. As they feel freedom approaching they're caught by human fate. Monika is an adult now, the summer has ended. Ideals are dead and there is no freedom for mortals. Still life goes on. (More life still goes on.) No place for pessimism in this brilliant film by Ingmar Bergman. A very conscientious look into the passage to adulthood, still hopeful as it is firmly connected with the nature of beings, as it is full of passion for life as it is.