Rent Summer Interlude (1951)
3.7 of 5 from 74 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
Marie (Maj-Britt Nilsson) is a talented young ballerina. One summer, while staying with her uncle, she meets and falls in love with Henrik (Birger Malmsten), a wealthy college boy. Soon they begin spending their days together and become totally consumed with one another. But, as the summer begins to die and autumn draws in, Marie becomes troubled and is overcome with a deep feeling of unease. Then, on the morning of one of their last few days together, Henrik makes a shallow dive and suffers fatal head and back injuries. Years later, Marie becomes a prima ballerina, but her success is dulled by the pain and devastation she still feels at the loss of her first true love. Soon, a new relationship and the discovery of an old diary will awaken old memories and force her to re-examine her past. - Actors:
- Maj-Britt Nilsson, Birger Malmsten, Alf Kjellin, Annalisa Ericson, Georg Funkquist, Stig Olin, Mimi Pollak, Renée Björling, Gunnar Olsson, Emmy Albiin, Gerd Andersson, John Botvid, Ernst Brunman, Julia Cæsar, Eskil Eckert-Lundin, Carl-Axel Elfving, Douglas Håge, Torsten Lilliecrona, Sten Mattsson, Olav Riégo
- Directors:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Producers:
- Allan Ekelund
- Writers:
- Ingmar Bergman, Herbert Grevenius
- Aka:
- Sommarlek
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
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- Countries:
- Sweden
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Reviews (1) of Summer Interlude
Off-Tempo by Design - Summer Interlude review by griggs
There’s a parcel waiting for Marie at the theatre on a rough dress-rehearsal day for Swan Lake, and inside is Henrik’s diary — thirteen years of “don’t think about it” suddenly back on the music stand. A few pages in, and she’s on a boat to the island where it all started, because the past has appalling manners and perfect timing.
The summer story isn’t a glossy montage romance. It’s slow, awkward, and properly human, building towards that quiet click of “oh… this actually matters.” Bergman lets the joy play out in full, then keeps its shadow just off-screen, so even the light moments have a faint ache.
Maj-Britt Nilsson is the quiet miracle: all straight-backed discipline, then the smallest softening as she reads. Birger Malmsten gives Henrik an earnest warmth, Georg Funkquist brings a twitchy edge, and Gruffman the dog steals scenes with shaggy authority.
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