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After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the comedy Smiles of a Summer Night at last ushered in an international audience for Ingmar Bergman. In turn-of-the-century Sweden, four men and four women attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. During a weekend in the country, the women collude to force the men’s hands in matters of the heart, exposing their pretensions and insecurities along the way. Chock-full of flirtatious propositions and sharp witticisms delivered by such Swedish screen legends as Gunnar Björnstrand and Harriet Andersson, Smiles of a Summer Night is one of cinema’s great erotic comedies.
Original Release
12/26/1955
US Release
12/23/1957
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ulla Jacobsson | Anne Egerman |
Eva Dahlbeck | Desiree Armfeldt / Desirée Armfeldt |
Harriet Andersson | Petra the Maid / Petra |
Margit Carlqvist | Countess Charlotte Malcolm |
Gunnar Björnstrand | Fredrik Egerman |
Jarl Kulle | Count Carl Magnus Malcolm |
Åke Fridell | Frid the Groom / Frid |
Björn Bjelfvenstam | Henrik Egerman |
Naima Wifstrand | Mrs. Armfeldt / Desirée's Mother |
Jullan Kindahl | Beata, cook / Beata |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ulla Jacobsson | Anne Egerman |
Eva Dahlbeck | Desiree Armfeldt / Desirée Armfeldt |
Harriet Andersson | Petra the Maid / Petra |
Margit Carlqvist | Countess Charlotte Malcolm |
Gunnar Björnstrand | Fredrik Egerman |
Jarl Kulle | Count Carl Magnus Malcolm |
Åke Fridell | Frid the Groom / Frid |
Björn Bjelfvenstam | Henrik Egerman |
Naima Wifstrand | Mrs. Armfeldt / Desirée's Mother |
Jullan Kindahl | Beata, cook / Beata |
Gull Natorp | Malla |
Birgitta Valberg | Actress |
Bibi Andersson | Actress |
Georg Adelly | Legal clerk |
David Erikson | Tobacconist |
Sigge Furst | Policeman |
Sten Gester | Servant |
Svea Holst | Dresser |
Ulf Johansson | Legal Clerk |
Arne Lindblad | Actor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Allan Ekelund | Producer |