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Inspired by the earthy eroticism of his muse Harriet Andersson (Through a Glass Darkly), in the first of her many roles for him, Ingmar Bergman (Wild Strawberries) had a major international breakthrough with this ravaging, sensual tale of young love. In Stockholm, a girl (Andersson) and boy (The Magician's Lars Ekborg) from working-class families run away from home to spend a secluded, romantic summer at the beach, far from parents and responsibilities. Inevitably, it is not long before the pair is forced to return to reality. The version originally released in the U.S. was reedited by its distributor into something more salacious, but the original Summer with Monika, as presented here, is a work of stunning maturity and one of Bergman's most important films.
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Product Details
Actors: Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Swedish
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: May 29, 2012
Run Time: 97 minutes
Special Features
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman
New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film critic Peter Cowie
New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and Babb’s distribution of Monika: Story of a Bad Girl as an exploitation film
Images from the Playground, a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman with behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman, archival audio interviews with Bergman, and new interviews with actresses Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Laura Hubner, a 1958 review by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, and a publicity piece from 1953 in which Bergman interviews himself
Cast & Crew
Harriet Andersson Monika
Lars Ekborg Harry
John Harryson Letle
Georg Skarstedt Harry's father
Åke Fridell Monika's Father
Viktor Andersson Beer drinker
Renée Björling Wife of house owner
Astrid Bodin Woman in window
Tor Borong Second-hand salesman
Naemi Briese Monika's mother
Ernst Brunman The Tobacconist
Bengt Brunskog Sicke
Dagmar Ebbesen Harry's aunt
Bengt Eklund Vegetable store worker
Carl-Axel Elfving Worker
Gösta Eriksson Manager of glass shop
Gustaf Faringborg Second Man
Arthur Fischer The vegetable store manager
Sigge Fuerst Employee in glass shop
Mona Geijer-Falkner Woman in window
Åke Grönberg
Goesta Gustafsson The Cashier
Magnus Kesster Worker
Torsten Lilliecrona Driver
Gosta Prnzelius Employee in glass shop
Goesta Pruezelius The Salesman
Hanny Schedin Mrs. Boman
Ivar Wahlgren House owner
Catrin Westerlund House owner's Daughter
Technical Credits
Ingmar Bergman Director, Screenwriter
Les Baxter Score Composer
E. Eckert-Lundin Score Composer
Allan Ekelund Producer
Gunnar Fischer Cinematographer
P.A. Lundgren Production Designer
Eric Nordgren Score Composer
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