Summer Interlude
1951 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 7.4 · 95% critics
During a short summer break, a successful but emotionally distant performer is pulled back into memories of a first love from years earlier. A return to the island where it began reopens old feelings and questions about faith, intimacy, and how a brief season can shape an entire life.
Also known as Summerplay · Illicit Interlude
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Details
- Original title
- Sommarlek
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-10-01
- Language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (175 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, reflective romance about memory, faith, and the fleeting nature of summer, in the vein of Summer with Monika; not for you if you need fast pacing or tidy emotional closure.
Pros: moving first-love memories; emotional performances; thoughtful themes | Cons: very slow pace; abrupt final stretch; heavy, melancholy mood
Themes
- island
- diary
- ballet dancer
- ballet
- memory
- tragic romance
- summer romance
Cast & crew
Maj-Britt Nilsson
as Marie
Birger Malmsten
as Henrik
Alf Kjellin
as David Nyström
Annalisa Ericson
as Kaj
Georg Funkquist
as Uncle Erland
Stig Olin
as Ballet instructor
Mimi Pollak
as Mrs Calwagen
Renée Björling
as Aunt Elisabeth
Gunnar Olsson
as Priest
Julia Cæsar
as Maja
Directed by Ingmar Bergman