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Summer with Monika

Dir. Ingmar Bergman
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Sat 1 Nov - 15:30
Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
Screen 1
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Sat 1 Nov
15:30
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A sensual yet sobering portrait of youthful rebellion and first love, Summer with Monika was Ingmar Bergman’s international breakthrough.

Harriet Andersson, in her debut collaboration with Bergman, is luminous as Monika, a 17-year-old who escapes Stockholm with boyfriend Harry (Lars Ekborg) for an idyllic, carefree summer on the archipelago. Tender and devastating, the film’s erotic candour and vision of young love would inspire filmmakers of the French New Wave.

" A still very fresh and subtly masterful work, Summer with Monika is the result of the protean youthful bravura in Harriet Andersson’s remarkable and iconic performance, and the disciplined clarity of Ingmar Bergman before he embarked upon his more ambitious masterpieces." — Hamish Ford, Senses of Cinema

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Contains nudity, mild sex references, violence, strong language.

Director Ingmar Bergman
Running time 96 mins
Production year 1953
Country Sweden
Language Swedish
Courtesy of BFI
Certificate BBFC PG

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