Smiles of a summer night 1955 movie clip marital ennui. Smiles of a summer night was made after bergman directed a stage production of the merry widow, and he gave the film a turnofthecentury setting. With mounting personal problems and a couple of pictures that flopped at the boxoffice, bergman decided to make a comedy. Smiles of a summer night in particular forces the viewer, especially those familiar with bergmans latter work, to reexamine their preconceptions about his work. The inspiration for woody allens a midsummer nights sex comedy and steven sondheims a little night music, bergmans smiles is an erotic, nostalgic jab at upperclass sexual repression and marital dysfunction.
Early in the 20th century, middleaged lawyer fredrik egerman gunnar bjornstrand and his young wife, anne ulla jacobsson, have still not consummated their marriage, while fredriks son bjorn bjelvenstam finds himself increasingly. 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. Baftas destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film, television and games. In part two, discover how janus films became the company to truly break bergman in the united states. The criterion collection with a group of mismatched lovers as his collective muse, director ingmar bergman reaches back to turnofthecentury swedens bourgeois society to deliver a fullfledged comedy. Dec 14, 2008 swedish trailer for ingmar bergmans smiles of a summer night sommarnattens leende, 1955. Enter challenges, watch videos, and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film, tv show and game of the year. Charlotte margit carlqvist, carl jarl kulle, egerman gunnar bjornstrand, desiree eva dahlbeck et al, surprised when hostess mrs. Swedish trailer for ingmar bergmans smiles of a summer night sommarnattens leende, 1955. After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the comedy smiles of a summer night at last ushered in an international audience for ingmar bergman. There were scattered lovely moments, as if bergmans eye were looking ahead to the visual elegance of smiles of a summer night, but the plot threads were still woolly. Whitney humanities center auditorium 53 wall street new haven, ct 06511. Bosley crowther asked of smiles of a summer night, who would have thought that. Ingmar bergman, the heartchilling genius of swedish films, is one of.
A film in a language with less than ten million native speakers. He moved immediately into the first ranks of filmmakers, making the seventh seal 1957 and wild strawberries 1957. Reaction to bergmans death from london, paris and copenhagen underscored his. Smiles of a summer night 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan 31, 2012 i have chosen this indirect way of backing into a look at smiles of a summer night 1955, a film that acted as an artistic and professional turning point. After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the 1955 comedy smiles of a summer night at last ushered in an international audience for ingmar bergman.
Overview of smiles of a summer night, 1955, directed by ingmar bergman, with ulla jacobsson, eva dahlbeck, margit carlqvist, at turner classic movies. Watch smiles of a summer night online stream full movie. Jul 12, 2018 winner of a surprise award at the cannes film festival for best poetic humor, smiles of a summer night is a delightful comedy of sexual manners set in turnofthecentury sweden. Smiles of a summer night was bergmans international breakthrough, but it would take the concerted effort of an upstart independent distributor to turn the stillobscure swedish director into a household name. Summer with monika 1953 and smiles of a summer night 1955 by the pod bay doors podcast with doug and jerry. Ernst ingmar bergman 14 july 1918 30 july 2007 was a swedish director, writer, and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio. Frankly, i think allen has more talent for comedy than bergman, but smiles of a summer night has more depth and more interesting development of ideas than the allen followup.
Smiles of a summer night 1955 smiles of a summer night. 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 the seventh seal, wild strawberries. Hot summer night is a 1957 film noir crime film directed by david friedkin and starring leslie nielsen, colleen miller, and edward andrews plot. He had been directing films since torment in 1944, with uneven results. Four men and four women attempt to navigate the laws of attraction during a weekend in the country as the women collude to expose the mens pretentions and insecurities. A little night music 1977 movie a weekend in the country duration. Woody allen famously based a midsummer nights sex comedy on this movie, thus coming out as a bergman fan.
During a weekend in the country, the women collude to force the mens hands in matters of the heart, exposing their pretensions and. Smiles of a summer night 1955 ingmar bergman allmovie. In 2005 time magazine ranked it one of the 100 greatest films since 1923. Smiles of a summer night article, university of california press journals division. They called em art films, but i liked bergman because of the characters and the stories, not to mention the look and feel of his films. Smiles of a summer night 1955 the criterion collection. The humor derives from the situations, cleverness of the dialogue and foibles of the characters, rather than from woody allentype punch lines. Through bergmans lens is presented by the yale film study center and films at the whitney with support from paul l. There is the often comic first half of fanny and alexander 1983. Rent smiles of a summer night 1955 on dvd and bluray dvd. In addition to his career as cinematographer, gunnar fischer directed short films, wrote screenplays 193341 and published books for children.
Aug 29, 2016 this time on the podcast, scott is joined by david blakeslee, trevor berrett, and arik devens to discuss ingmar bergmans smiles of a summer night. Sign up for the yale film study center mailing list online in the libraries category. Bergman to some extent made his name on the back of this film. I have chosen this indirect way of backing into a look at smiles of a summer night 1955, a film that acted as an artistic and. Yet that is what ingmar bergmans smiles of a summer night isa. Smiles of a summer night 1955, wild strawberries 1957, the magician 1958, the virgin spring 1960. Sommarnattens leende smiles of a summer night is a 1955 swedish comedy film directed by ingmar bergman. Smiles of a summer night 1955 multisub film ingmar bergman description. I have seen just about all of bergmans available films and smiles of a summer night is among my favorites. Smiles of a summer night is as delightful a romantic roundelay as has ever been made in world cinema.
I have chosen this indirect way of backing into a look at smiles of a summer night 1955, a film that acted as an artistic and professional turning point. Ingmar bergman is regarded by many as one of the best filmmakers of his generation. Smiles of a summer night program note, art film publications, pauline kael, 1962. Smiles of a summer night is my introduction to bergmans works. It was only when criterion collection released smiles of a summer night this year that i finally got to see a film i had heard a lot about but never bothered to seek out. Margit carlqvist and jarl kulle in smiles of a summer night 1955 eva. Armfeldt naima wifstrand offers an incantation over the wine, in ingmar bergmans smiles of a summer night, 1955. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup.
Smiles of a summer night is an enchanting comedy of manners with a satirical edge. Bergman looks back at bygone summers in the final two films in through bergmans. He says in an introduction included on the criterion dvd that after smiles he never again had to scramble for financing. In turnofthecentury sweden, four men and four women attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. Smiles of a summer night film by bergman britannica. Swedish director ingmar bergman was not known for the hilarity of his films, but this melancholytinged comedy has plenty of amusing moments, as well as the keen. Perhaps his single best known film is the seventh seal 1957, in which the protagonist plays chess with death. 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. Summer with monika 1953 had some success, oddly, as softcore porn, although it didnt qualify. An inspiration to woody allen, stephen sondheim et al, ingmar bergmans cannes prizewinning comedy assembles various couples current, past or. Smiles of a summer night 1955, directed by ingmar bergman. Aug 09, 2012 scene from bergmans film smiles of a summer night this bride read her cheating fiances texts at the altar instead of her vows duration.
But to fully appreciate in context bergmans transformation from a good filmmaker to a great one, one needs to go back to 1955s smiles of a summer night, as remarkable a turning point in a filmmakers career as any. At a turnofthecentury country estate, eight men and womeninvited for a summer weekendembark on frenzied rounds of. Smiles of a summer night 1955 apocalypse later film. Smiles of a summer night the current the criterion. Le film smiles of a summer night 1955 vostfr admin 20170515t17. Most recently it made the alltimes 100 list of best films compiled by renowned film critics corliss and schickel for time magasine.
Who would have thought that august sweden would be sending us a film comedy. Smiles of a summer night urgent text directed by ingmar bergman starring ulla jacobsson, eva dahlbeck, harriet andersson, margit carlqvist, and gunnar bjornstrand 1955 in the course of a white night in midsummer 1901, stuffy lawyer gunnar bjornstrand, despite virginal new wife ulla jacobsson, tries to renew his romance with stage star eva dahlbeck. Comedys not something one routinely associates with bergman but actually, hes done a couple of good ones across his life as film director the devils eye in 1960 and his filming of mozarts the magic flute in 1975. Hot summer night is a 1957 film noir crime film directed by david friedkin and starring leslie nielsen, colleen miller, and edward andrews. Le film smiles of a summer night 1955 vostfr film complet. The table below lists the films for this director that have been cited in tspdts current editions of the 1,000 greatest films and 21st centurys most acclaimed films polls. In smiles of a summer night, boudoir farce becomes lyric poetry. In turn of thecentury sweden, four men and four women attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. Ingmar bergman drinks a cup of tea while shooting the movie smiles of a summer night in this 1955 photo. Smiles of a summer night brink of life wexner center for. Rent smiles of a summer night 1955 starring ulla jacobsson and eva dahlbeck on dvd and bluray. Smiles of a summer night 1955 multisub film ingmar. The films plot which involves switching partners on a summer s night has been adapted many times, most notably the.
Smiles of a summer night letterboxd your life in film. Ingmar bergman and ulla jacobsson in smiles of a summer night 1955. Sommarnattens leende is a 1955 swedish comedy film written and directed by ingmar bergman. After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the 1955 comedy smiles of a summer night at last ushered in an international audience for writerdirector ingmar bergman the seventh seal, wild strawberries. Gunnar bjornstrand, eva dahlbeck, ulla jacobsson, harriet andersson, etc. Smiles of a summer night is a landmark in the solemn swedes carrier. As late as in an interview recorded in 2003, ingmar bergman agreed to call smiles of a summer night a watershed in his film career. It was only when criterion collection released smiles of a summer night this year that i finally got to see a film i had heard a. Criterions other bergman films were all musthaves so i ordered smiles right away.
The sexual chases and the round dance are romantic, nostalgic. Smiles of a summer night distributor materials, janus films, 1973. During a weekend in the country, the women collude to force. Wild strawberries is a 1957 swedish drama film written and directed by ingmar bergman. Set on a country estate at the turn of the century, it features eight people, including an actress, a sophisticated aristocratic couple, a lawyer and his virginal wife, and a spirited young maid who, during the course of one evening, change partners several times and engage in multiple romantic trysts. The wittiest, most daring romantic comedy of the year, starring four of swedens most beautiful actr. In turnofthecentury sweden, four men and four women of different classes attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. Smiles of a summer night 1955 ingmar bergman synopsis.
Yet that is what ingmar bergmans smiles of a summer. Adultery was the great subject of many of ingmar bergmans films and much of his life. This initial role led to critical acclaim and a number of complex roles in other bergman films. The greatest column lists the ranking within the greatest films poll, and the 21stc column lists the ranking within the 21st century poll. Smiles of a summer night is as delightful a romantic roundelay as has ever been. Smiles of a summer night 1955 yep, this is ingmar bergman making a romantic comedy, but just because its light and fluffy doesnt mean that there isnt a lot of meaning behind everything that goes on.
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