“One of Bergman’s very best films and perhaps his most influential.” Richard Brody, New Yorker
A young couple flee Stockholm in a boat to spend an idyllic summer on an island. A key work by writer and director Ingmar Bergman, the film was initially notorious for a nude scene that helped establish Sweden’s reputation as sexually liberal.
“Like so many women or men her age, [Monika] hasn’t quite found her place in the world, or realized the long-term effects of her behavior.” Q.V. Hough, rogerebert.com
Release year: 1953
Running time: 98 mins
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Language: Swedish (English subtitles)
Country: Sweden
Classification:
Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Harriet Andersson,
Lars Ekborg,
Dagmar Ebbesen
