SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT: THE CRITERION COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1955
• Genre: Comedy, Romance
• Plot: With a group of mismatched lovers as his collective muse, director Ingmar Bergman reaches back to turn-of-the-century Sweden's bourgeois society to deliver a full-fledged comedy. One summer evening, distinguished lawyer Fredrik Egerman brings his young wife to see a play starring his former lover Desirée. With her glamorous stage entrance and inviting smile for Fredrik, she sparks a game of love and loyalty that barely masks the deepest insecurities and ultimate desires of everyone involved. Through witty dialogue, theatrical direction, and an ensemble cast including Harriet Andersson, Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, and Gunnar Björnstrand, Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende) captured the 1956 Grand Prix for Best Comedy at the Cannes Film Festival, marking Bergman's breakthrough success internationally.
• Cast: Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlqvist, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jarl Kulle, Åke Fridell, Björn Bjelfvenstam, Naima Wifstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Gull Natorp, Birgitta Valberg, Bibi Andersson, Georg Adelly, David Erikson, Sigge Fürst, Sten Gester, Viveca Heister, Birgitta Hellerstedt, Svea Holst, Ulf Johansson, Arne Lindblad, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Lisa Lundholm, Mona Malm, John Melin, Börje Mellvig, Gunnar Nielsen, Yngve Nordwall, Josef Norman, Gösta Prüzelius, Mille Schmidt, Georg Skarstedt, Hans Strååt, Lena Söderblom, Einar Söderbäck, Anders Wulff, Ingmar Bergman
• Director: Ingmar Bergman
• Runtime: 1:49
• Company: Svensk Filmindustri
• Media Format: Movie