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One Summer of Happiness

Original title: Hon dansade en sommar
  • 1951
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Ulla Jacobsson, Folke Sundquist, and Gösta Åberg in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
DramaRomance

After graduation, a Swedish youth goes to live with his uncle in the countryside and immediately takes a liking to a local girl.After graduation, a Swedish youth goes to live with his uncle in the countryside and immediately takes a liking to a local girl.After graduation, a Swedish youth goes to live with his uncle in the countryside and immediately takes a liking to a local girl.

  • Director
    • Arne Mattsson
  • Writers
    • Per Olof Ekström
    • Volodja Semitjov
    • Olle Hellbom
  • Stars
    • Edvin Adolphson
    • Ulla Jacobsson
    • John Elfström
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    857
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arne Mattsson
    • Writers
      • Per Olof Ekström
      • Volodja Semitjov
      • Olle Hellbom
    • Stars
      • Edvin Adolphson
      • Ulla Jacobsson
      • John Elfström
    • 7User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Edvin Adolphson, Ulla Jacobsson, and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
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    Ulla Jacobsson and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    Edvin Adolphson and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    Ulla Jacobsson and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    Ulla Jacobsson and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    Edvin Adolphson, Irma Christenson, and John Elfström in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    Ulla Jacobsson and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    Ulla Jacobsson and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    Ulla Jacobsson and Folke Sundquist in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
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    Edvin Adolphson
    Edvin Adolphson
    • Anders Persson
    Ulla Jacobsson
    Ulla Jacobsson
    • Kerstin
    John Elfström
    John Elfström
    • Priest
    Folke Sundquist
    Folke Sundquist
    • Göran
    • (as Folke Sundqvist)
    Erik Hell
    Erik Hell
    • Torsten, Farm Worker
    Irma Christenson
    Irma Christenson
    • Sigrid
    Sten Lindgren
    Sten Lindgren
    • Mr. Stendahl
    Nils Hallberg
    Nils Hallberg
    • Nisse, Farm Worker
    Sten Mattsson
    • Olle, Farm Worker
    • (as Sten Mattson)
    Gunvor Pontén
    • Sylvia, Nisse's Girlfriend
    Gösta Gustafson
    • Fredrik Larsson, Kerstin's Uncle
    Berta Hall
    Berta Hall
    • Anna
    Erich Conrad
    • Helge
    • (as Erich Conard)
    Margaretha Löwler
    Margaretha Löwler
    • Mary Ann, Göran's Girlfriend
    • (as Margareta Löwler)
    Arne Källerud
    Arne Källerud
    • Klas Wiberg
    Axel Högel
    Axel Högel
    • Kerstin's Grandfather
    Hedvig Lindby
    • Grandmother
    Olav Riégo
    • Teacher
    • (as Olav Riego)
    • Director
      • Arne Mattsson
    • Writers
      • Per Olof Ekström
      • Volodja Semitjov
      • Olle Hellbom(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This film was mentioned by a 1954 Memorandum of the New York State Education Department, written with regard to New York State Law 1954, Chapter 620, which added definitions of "immoral" and "incite to crime" for motion picture censorship purposes. The Memorandum cited this film as an example of a film about which the ED's Motion Picture Division had been "beset with inquiries and applications for reconsideration of motion pictures which heretofore have been regarded as contrary to the present provisions of the statute." It stated that One Summer of Happiness "contains a scene where a boy, nineteen, and a girl, seventeen, spending a vacation together, swim and embrace in the nude."
    • Connections
      Featured in Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada: Film présenté: Elle n'a dansé qu'un seul été (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Psalm 355: Blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sänder
      Music by Oscar Ahnfelt (as Oscar Ahnfeldt)

      Lyrics by Lina Sandell

    User reviews7

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    A piece of history (of sorts)
    This film was upon it´s release subject to much attention, not only in Sweden, but across most of Europe. This perhaps not due to any particular cineastic greatness but rather the rather candid nude swimming scene (perhaps the first in a non-adult feature film making it past the scissors of the censors) which sparked somewhat of an outcry amongst morality watchdogs.

    In short, this film acted as sort of a springbord for a new wave of filmmaking in nothern Europe.
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    • Oct 12, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1951 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Plesala je jedno leto
    • Filming locations
      • Mälaren, Sigtuna, Stockholms län, Sweden(Göran and Kerstin's nude bath)
    • Production company
      • Nordisk Tonefilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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