This title is also available in the box set Ingmar Bergman: Four Masterworks
Licensor
Svensk Filmindustri
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Featuring: Ulla Jacobsson , Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlqvist, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jarl Kulle , Åke Fridell, Bibi Andersson
After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the 1955 comedy Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende) 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.
Technical Specifications
Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
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Swedish 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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English
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1/2/3/4/5/6
Discs:
1 Disc |
DVD-9
Supplements
- Video introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman
- New video conversation between Bergman scholar Peter Cowie and writer Jörn Donner, executive producer of Fanny and Alexander
- Original theatrical trailer
- A booklet featuring a new essay by theater and film critic John Simon and a 1961 review by film critic Pauline Kael
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Release Credits
Artwork: Eric Skillman
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten
Artwork: Christine Ditrio
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