Inspired by the earthy eroticism of his muse Harriet Andersson (THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY), in the first of her many roles for him, Ingmar Bergman (WILD STRAWBERRIES) had a major international breakthrough with this ravaging, sensual tale of young love. In Stockholm, a girl (Andersson) and boy (THE MAGICIANS Lars Ekborg) from working-class families run away from home to spend a secluded, romantic summer at the beach, far from parents and responsibilities. Inevitably, it is not long before the pair is forced to return to reality. The version originally released in the U.S. was reedited by it's distributor into something more salacious, but the original SUMMER WITH MONIKA, as presented here, is a work of stunning maturity and one of Bergman's most important films.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Producer: Allan Ekelund
Actor: Åke Fridell
Actor: Harriet Andersson
Actor: Lars Ekborg
Actor: Ake Gronberg
Actor: Dagmar Ebbeson
Actor: Gosta Ericsson
Actor: Gosta Gustafson
Actor: Hans Ellis
Actor: Carl-Uno Larsson
Actor: Nils Hultgren
Actor: Sten Mattsson
Actor: Anders Andelius
Actor: Georg Skarstedt
Actor: John Harryson
Actor: Åke Grönberg
Actor: Dagmar Ebbesen
Actor: Goesta Gustafsson
Actor: Goesta Pruezelius
Actor: Gösta Eriksson
Actor: Gosta Prnzelius
Actor: Renée Björling
Actor: Sigge Fuerst
Actor: Viktor Andersson
Actor: Ivar Wahlgren
Actor: Catrin Westerlund
Actor: Magnus Kesster
Actor: Bengt Brunskog
Actor: Birger Sahlberg
Actor: Astrid Bodin
Actor: Gun Ostring
Actor: Mona Astrand
Actor: Ake Fridell
Actor: Naemi Briese
Actor: Sigge Furst
Actor: Gösta Prüzelius
Actor: Gothe Grefbo
Actor: Arthur Fischer
Actor: Torsten Lilliecrona
Actor: Bengt Eklund
Actor: Renee Bjorling
Actor: Hanny Schedin
Actor: Kjell Nordenskiold
Actor: Margaret Young
Actor: Ernst Brunman
Actor: Carl-Axel Elfving
Actor: Gustaf Faringborg
Actor: Gordon Lowenadler
Actor: Wiktor Andersson (Kulorten)
Actor: Nils Whiten
Actor: Tor Borong
Actor: Einar Soderback
Actor: Mona Geijer-Falkner
Actor: Harry Ahlin