Smiles of a Summer Night
(1955)
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Smiles of a Summer Night
(1955)
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| Ulla Jacobsson | ... |
Anne Egerman
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Eva Dahlbeck | ... | |
| Harriet Andersson | ... | ||
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Margit Carlqvist | ... |
Countess Charlotte Malcolm
(as Margit Carlquist)
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| Gunnar Björnstrand | ... | ||
| Jarl Kulle | ... | ||
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Åke Fridell | ... |
Frid the Groom
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Björn Bjelfvenstam | ... |
Henrik Egerman
(as Björn Bjelvenstam)
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Naima Wifstrand | ... |
Mrs. Armfeldt
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Jullan Kindahl | ... |
Beata, cook
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Gull Natorp | ... |
Malla
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Birgitta Valberg | ... |
Actress
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| Bibi Andersson | ... |
Actress
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A small town at the turn of the century. Lawer Fredrik Egerman has an ingénue-wife, Anne, and a grown-up son, Henrik, from an earlier marriage. His wife is still untouched, and instead he meets his former mistress Desiree after her performance at the theatre. They leave the theatre together and Egerman falls in one of the puddles. Desiree takes him to her home and Egerman changes into a night-shirt, owned by count Malcolm, Desirees present lover. Suddenly the count comes for a visit and throws Egerman out. Written by Mattias Thuresson
I approached Smiles of a Summer Night as a fan of Sondheim's score for A Little Night Music. (I'd never seen the show.) Smiles served as a good beginning to Bergman films: it's got some very dry humour, some very physical comedy, and the trademark panorama of morality that accompanies a Bergman character set. Overall, the film expresses a rather subtle message wrapped in both lighthearted comedy and heavy family relations (not unlike the Sondheim score). It's a message worth hearing, and Bergman's handiwork make its rather deep aspects more approachable. Let's not also forget the beautiful cast and settings, which are appreciated in ANY language. :)