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.
- Ölgubbe
- (uncredited)
- Görans fru
- (uncredited)
- En fru i gårdsfönstret
- (uncredited)
- Lumphandlare
- (uncredited)
- Tobakshandlare
- (uncredited)
- Sicke - Monikas kavaljer
- (uncredited)
- Förste man på grönsakslagret
- (uncredited)
- Harrys arbetskamrat i tågkupén
- (uncredited)
- Svensson
- (uncredited)
- Direktör Forsberg
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn François Truffaut's The 400 Blows (1959), the poster that René and Antoine steal from the cinema is of Harriet Andersson in this film.
- 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 versionsFirst 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1999)
- SoundtracksAn der schönen blauen Donau / The Blue Danube, Op. 314
Composed by Johann Strauss (1867)
"Monika" (Harriet Andersson) is an 18 year old girl who dreams of escaping her impoverished life but with little foresight beyond that. Enter "Harry" (Lars Ekborg) who is also dissatisfied with his lowly station, but he has a somewhat clearer head about him. In an impulsive moment, the two run off to an island believing they can live forever in a summer of blissful denial. And thus the theme is set: how long can lovers survive "living in the moment"?
Gorgeously shot and expertly acted, this film is definitely a treat to watch. However, you may find yourself disliking, or even hating, the character Monika for the way she tramples all over everyone's life to suit herself. Although she is admirable in her fearless rebellion against conventions, she is shown to be almost childishly self-absorbed. Thus she isn't quite the classy, intriguing female protagonist of "Summer Interlude" (Bergman's film 2 years prior) but she's almost like a deliberate caricature of that character--a tantrum-throwing wild child which Bergman literally illustrates in one memorable scene as she's scurrying through the woods, dirty faced and disheveled, tearing at a piece of meat she had just stolen. Watching "Summer with Monika" back to back with "Summer Interlude" is quite an experience, and I highly recommend it to those of you who are interested in this side of Bergman.
During filming, Bergman and his leading actress Harriet Andersson were having a short but passionate affair, and critics have said that this resulted in the film being a "love letter" to Andersson. Definitely the camera is very attentive to her, and there are some fabulous shots that capture not only her impish beauty but also her cruel, darker side that's not as glamorous but every bit as engaging. But as for it being a love letter to her? I don't think so; if anything it feels more like an exposé, a poetic yet brutal ode to that "bad girl" our momma always warned us about.
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Box office
- Budget
- SEK 484,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $14,459
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1