Summer with Monika
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Summer with Monika (Swedish: Sommaren med Monika) is a 1953 Swedish romance film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Harriet Andersson and Lars Ekborg. It is based on Per Anders Fogelström's 1951 novel of the same title. It was controversial abroad at the time of its first release for its frank depiction of nudity and, along with the film One Summer of Happiness from the year before, directed by Arne Mattsson, it helped to create the reputation of Sweden as a sexually liberated country.
Sommaren med Monika | |
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Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
Written by | Ingmar Bergman |
Based on | Sommaren med Monika 1951 novel by Per Anders Fogelström |
Produced by | Allan Ekelund |
Starring | Harriet Andersson Lars Ekborg |
Cinematography | Gunnar Fischer |
Music by | Erik Nordgren Les Baxter |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
The film made a star of its lead actress, Andersson. Bergman had been intimately involved with Andersson at the time and conceived the film as a vehicle for her. The two of them would continue to work together, even after their romantic relationship had ended, in films like Sawdust and Tinsel, Smiles of a Summer Night, Through a Glass Darkly, and Cries and Whispers.