Sommarlek (1951)

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writers:

Ingmar Bergman (writer)
Herbert Grevenius (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The most INTIMATE love story ever told

Plot:

While waiting for the night rehearsal of the ballet Swan Lake, the lonely twenty-eight year-old ballerina Marie receives a diary through the mail...

Plot Keywords:

Ballerina | Summer Vacation | Uncle | Tragedy | Diary

Cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson	...	Marie
Birger Malmsten	...	Henrik
Alf Kjellin	...	David Nyström
Annalisa Ericson	...	Kaj, ballet dancer
Georg Funkquist	...	Uncle Erland
Stig Olin	...	Ballet Master
Mimi Pollak	...	Mrs. Calwagen, Henrik's aunt
Renée Björling	...	Aunt Elisabeth
Gunnar Olsson	...	The Priest

Also Known As:

Illicit Interlude (USA)
Summer Interlude (UK)
Summerplay (International: English title)
Jeux d'été (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Einen Sommer lang (West Germany) [de]
Erotes ephivon (Greece) [el]
Juegos de verano (Spain) [es]
Juventud, divino tesoro (Argentina) [es]
Juventude (Brazil) [pt]
Kesäinen leikki (Finland) [fi]
Letni sen (Poland) [pl]
Sommerleg (Denmark) [da]
Um Verão de Amor (Portugal) [pt]
Un'estate d'amore (Italy) [it]
Zomerspelen (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13 | UK:PG (video rating) (1994) | UK:A (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Dalarö, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hey Babu Riba (1986)

Soundtrack:

Swan Lake

Illicit Interlude

Illicit Interlude (1951)

** (out of 4)

Ingmar Bergman film about a woman (Maj-Britt Nilsson) who looks back at her first love, which took place during the summer and its tragedy that stuck with her throughout life. Like the above film, this one here shows a lot of nice touches but in the end the director just wasn't able to pull it off like some of his later films. Once again the biggest asset is the performance from Nilsson who delivers all the goods and comes off wonderfully well in the youthful part of her character. There are many nice, touching moments but in the end there's just too many dry and slow spots.