1955  ·  Sweden  ·  Fiction

Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night)

STATUS: Released

Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night)

  • 1955
  • Sweden
  • Fiction
  • Swedish
  • English
  • 109 mins
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After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the comedy Smiles of a Summer Night at last ushered in an international audience for Ingmar Bergman. In turn-of-the-century Sweden, four men and four women attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. During a weekend in the country, the women collude to force the men’s hands in matters of the heart, exposing their pretensions and insecurities along the way. Chock-full of flirtatious propositions and sharp witticisms delivered by such Swedish screen legends as Gunnar Björnstrand and Harriet Andersson, Smiles of a Summer Night is one of cinema’s great erotic comedies.

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Director
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
Ingmar Bergman
Producer
Allan Ekelund

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