SUMMER WITH MONIKA [1953] [DVD5] [2002]

Summer with Monika belongs to Bergman's middle period when he was primarily concerned with the trials and tribulations of adolescence and the problems of young love.

A chance meeting in a coffee shop between Harry (Ekborg), a young errand boy, and Monika (Andersson), a wild and reckless girl who works in a nearby grocery shop, soon develops into a love affair. After a row with her father, Monika goes on a motorboat holiday. Their idyllic summer is soon shattered by the news that Monika is pregnant. Faced with sudden responsibility, Harry agrees to marry Monika and they set up home together in a small flat. Monika rapidly becomes bored with married life and looking after the baby. Soon Harry returns from a business trip to discover that his wife has been unfaithful with a former lover.

A frank and tender portrait of first love, Bergman's film is also a realistic and uncompromising account of a disintegrating marriage.






MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Ingmar Bergman
COUNTRY: Sweden
YEAR: 1953

Cast & Credits

Cast
Monika Harriet Andersson
Harry Lars Ekborg
Harry's aunt Dagmar Ebbesen
Monika's father Åke Fridell
Monika's mother Naemi Briese
Harry's friend at work Åke Grönberg
Lelle John Harryson


Credits
Director Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay Ingmar Bergman (uncredited), Per Anders Fogelström (novel), Per Anders Fogelström (screenplay)
Cinematography Gunnar Fischer
Editing Tage Holmberg (uncredited), Gösta Lewin (uncredited)






DVD:
DVD RELEASE: 28 Oct 2002
STUDIO: Palisades Tartan
SYSTEM: PAL
SCREEN: 1.33:1
BLACK AND WHITE
AUDIO: Swedish Dolby Digital 2.0
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 92 minutes


EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: 1 Full Single-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: Image (.ISO) + MDS file
FILE SIZE: 3.85 GB
SCANS HQ PDF(800 DPI): 3 MB

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Filmographies
Philip Strick Film Notes
Stills Gallery