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Summer with Monika

Original title: Sommaren med Monika
  • 19531953
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
14K
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Summer with Monika (1953)
A pair of teenagers meet one summer day, start a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.
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A pair of teenagers meet one summer day, start a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.A pair of teenagers meet one summer day, start a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.A pair of teenagers meet one summer day, start a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
14K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Writers
    • Per Anders Fogelström(screenplay)
    • Ingmar Bergman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Harriet Andersson
    • Lars Ekborg
    • Dagmar Ebbesen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Writers
    • Per Anders Fogelström(screenplay)
    • Ingmar Bergman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Harriet Andersson
    • Lars Ekborg
    • Dagmar Ebbesen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 75User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
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    Harriet Andersson and Lars Ekborg in Summer with Monika (1953)
    Harriet Andersson and Lars Ekborg in Summer with Monika (1953)
    Harriet Andersson and Lars Ekborg in Summer with Monika (1953)
    Harriet Andersson in Summer with Monika (1953)
    Harriet Andersson in Summer with Monika (1953)
    Summer with Monika (1953)
    Harriet Andersson in Summer with Monika (1953)
    Summer with Monika (1953)
    Harriet Andersson in Summer with Monika (1953)
    Summer with Monika (1953)
    Harriet Andersson and Lars Ekborg in Summer with Monika (1953)
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    Harriet Andersson
    Harriet Andersson
    • Monika Erikssonas Monika Eriksson
    Lars Ekborg
    Lars Ekborg
    • Harry Lundas Harry Lund
    Dagmar Ebbesen
    Dagmar Ebbesen
    • Fru Lindström, Harry's fasteras Fru Lindström, Harry's faster
    Åke Fridell
    Åke Fridell
    • Ludwig Eriksson, Monikas faras Ludwig Eriksson, Monikas far
    Naemi Briese
    Naemi Briese
    • Monikas moras Monikas mor
    Åke Grönberg
    Åke Grönberg
    • Verkmästaren, Harrys arbetskamratas Verkmästaren, Harrys arbetskamrat
    Sigge Fürst
    Sigge Fürst
    • Johan, lagerbasen på Forsbergsas Johan, lagerbasen på Forsbergs
    John Harryson
    John Harryson
    • Lelle, Harrys rivalas Lelle, Harrys rival
    Georg Skarstedt
    Georg Skarstedt
    • Harrys faras Harrys far
    Gösta Ericsson
    • Forsberg, direktör för glasas Forsberg, direktör för glas
    Gösta Gustafson
    • Forsbergs kamreras Forsbergs kamrer
    Gösta Prüzelius
    Gösta Prüzelius
    • Försäljare hos Forsbergsas Försäljare hos Forsbergs
    Göthe Grefbo
    Göthe Grefbo
    • Lagerarbetare hos Forsbergsas Lagerarbetare hos Forsbergs
    Arthur Fischer
    Arthur Fischer
    • Chef för grönsakslagretas Chef för grönsakslagret
    Torsten Lilliecrona
    Torsten Lilliecrona
    • Chaufför på grönsakslagretas Chaufför på grönsakslagret
    Bengt Eklund
    Bengt Eklund
    • Förste man på grönsakslagretas Förste man på grönsakslagret
    Hans Ellis
    • Svenssonas Svensson
    Ivar Wahlgren
    Ivar Wahlgren
    • Göranas Göran
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writers
      • Per Anders Fogelström(screenplay) (novel)
      • Ingmar Bergman(uncredited)
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    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Harry Lund: Monika, I'm going to start night school. You can become an engineer if you keep at it. I've always liked engines. I fixed the engine on the boat last autumn.

      Monika Eriksson: You study to be an engineer, and then we'll get married, okay? Harry. I think I'm pregnant.

      Harry Lund: What? Seriously?

      Monika Eriksson: Hmm.

      Harry Lund: We have to go back so I can start working. You need proper food.

      Monika Eriksson: No, I'm not going back. I want summer to go on just like this. Harry, I don't know anyone as sweet as you.

      Harry Lund: Monika, we have to make something real out of our lives. We'll care for each other. I'll study and get a decent job, so we can get married and have a nice house, you and me and the little one on its way.

      Monika Eriksson: You'll come home from work and I'll have dinner ready. We'll take the children for Sunday walks. I won't work. I'll stay at home with the kids. We'll have nice clothes.

      Harry Lund: We'll have a good life. We'll always stay together.

      Monika Eriksson: Just you and me.

    • Alternate versions
      First US release, marketed for the drive in theater circuit, ran only 62 minutes, was dubbed, and featured a different score by jazz musician Les Baxter.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      AN DER SCHOENEN BLAUEN DONAU
      Music by Johann Strauss

    User reviews75

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    Top review
    10/10
    A classic in a pristine new print from Janus
    Ingmar Bergman's Monika (Summer with Monika) (1953) is the story of two Stockholm teenagers, stock boy Harry (Lars Ekborg) and voluptuous, impulsive Monika (Harriet Andersson), who meet and fall in love and run away for a summer on a motorboat on the Stockholm archipelago escaping from work and all responsibility. Monika becomes pregnant and they return to the city and marry – but things turn bad. This first powerful feature by the Swedish master is simple and sweet but nonetheless rich in emotional wrenching events. The film, which depicts teenage unwed sex, was shockingly sensual for its time. In 2006 the intensity of Harriet Andersson's uninhibited performance is still impressive and this story is just as heartbreaking as it was over half a century ago.

    Presented as part of the Janus Films sidebar of the 2006 New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in another gorgeous pristine-looking new print with a rich black and white tonal range that may look better than the original did.
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    • Chris Knipp
    • Sep 30, 2006

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1953 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Monika
    • Filming locations
      • Ornö, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • Production company
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • SEK 484,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,316
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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