Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

Sommarnattens leende

A sexy frolic about the sport of love

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

Date of release
1955-12-26
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (283)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Ingmar Bergman

Casting

Interesting facts

Smiles of a Summer Night is a 1955 Swedish period comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was shown at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, Time magazine ranked it as one of the 100 greatest films since 1923.

Production

Smiles of a Summer Night was filmed on location at Jordberga Castle in Scania and at Svensk Filmindustri's Filmstaden in Råsunda, Stockholm, beginning on 28 June 1955 and completing on 29 August, except for two additional days in November 1955.

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