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One Summer of Happiness (Swedish: Hon dansade en sommar - She danced for a summer) is a 1951 Swedish film by director Arne Mattsson, based on the 1949 novel Sommardansen (The Summer Dance) by Per Olof Ekström. It was the first Swedish film to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Today, the film is mainly known for its nude scenes, which caused much controversy at the time and, together with Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika (1953), spread the image of Swedish "free love" around the world.
Original Release
12/17/1951
US Release
03/21/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edvin Adolphson | Anders Persson |
| Ulla Jacobsson | Kerstin |
| John Elfström | Priest |
| Folke Sundquist | Göran / Göran Stendahl |
| Erik Hell | |
| Irma Christenson | Sigrid |
| Sten Lindgren | Mr. Stendahl / Göran's father |
| Nils Hallberg | Nisse |
| Sten Mattsson | Olle, Farm Worker / Olle |
| Gunvor Pontén | Sylvia |
Directors
Writers
Arne Mattsson, Per Olof Ekström, Volodja Semitjov, Olle Hellbom
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edvin Adolphson | Anders Persson |
| Ulla Jacobsson | Kerstin |
| John Elfström | Priest |
| Folke Sundquist | Göran / Göran Stendahl |
| Erik Hell | |
| Irma Christenson | Sigrid |
| Sten Lindgren | Mr. Stendahl / Göran's father |
| Nils Hallberg | Nisse |
| Sten Mattsson | Olle, Farm Worker / Olle |
| Gunvor Pontén | Sylvia |
| Gösta Gustafson | Fredrik Larsson |
| Berta Hall | Anna |
| Erich Conrad | Helge |
| Margaretha Löwler | Mary Ann, Göran's Girlfriend |
| Arne Källerud | Klas Wiberg / Klas Viberg |
| Axel Högel | Johan Larsson, Kerstin's grandfather |
| Hedvig Lindby | Grandmother |
| Olav Riégo | Teacher |
| Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt | |
| Kristina Adolphson | Girl in the play / Girl Applying Make-up |
