Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 · Movie · NR · 109 min · ★ 7.4 · 95% critics
In early 20th-century Sweden, a respectable lawyer, his much younger wife, and a tangle of jealous admirers find their uneasy relationships tested. A glamorous former lover invites everyone to a country weekend, where flirtation, pride, and temptation spark a witty round of romantic mix-ups and unexpected pairings.
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Details
- Original title
- Sommarnattens leende
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-12-26
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (273 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, witty, slightly racy comedy of tangled romances and class contrasts, in the vein of Charade’s breezy charm; Not for you if you dislike farcical partner-swapping or cynical views on love.
Pros: witty romantic incidents; playful, racy humor; sharp character clashes | Cons: thematically slight; crowded cast; comedy not uproarious
Themes
- country house
- ex-lover
- lawyer
- mistress
- extramarital affair
- 1900s
- unconsummated marriage
Cast & crew
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Fredrik Egerman
Ulla Jacobsson
as Anne Egerman
Eva Dahlbeck
as Desirée Armfeldt
Harriet Andersson
as Petra
Margit Carlqvist
as Countess Charlotte Malcolm
Jarl Kulle
as Count Carl Magnus Malcolm
Åke Fridell
as Frid
Björn Bjelfvenstam
as Henrik Egerman
Naima Wifstrand
as Desirée's Mother
Jullan Kindahl
as Beata
Directed by Ingmar Bergman