Sommarnattens leende ("Smiles of a Summer Night") is a 1955 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Ingmar Bergman ⶠ(help· info) (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA in Unicode notation) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the second half of the twentieth century. ... Ingmar Bergman ⶠ(help· info) (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA in Unicode notation) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the second half of the twentieth century. ... Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known for being one of Ingmar Bergmans regular actresses. ... Gunnar Björnstrand, (13 November 1909 - 26 May 1986) was a Swedish character actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. ... Bibi Andersson (born 11 November 1935 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ingmar Bergman ⶠ(help· info) (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA in Unicode notation) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the second half of the twentieth century. ...
It was re-written as a musical A Little Night Music, which opened on Broadway in 1973. A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...
There weren’t many children, but every summer, they shipped the few of us up the mountains to Northern Pennsylvania for church camp.
From ages 10 to 16, we would be grouped into cabins and assembled for Orthodox mass in between kickball and lunch.
One summer, when I was 14, I had a thing with a tall, blue-eyed boy, and the match was looked on so approvingly that by the time camp was over, I cried for hours because, how will I be able to wait until next year to demonstrate my eternal love through fl and red embroidery?
After Smiles of a SummerNight, his stories are darker, his themes more openly existential, and his visual style becomes less crowded.
Smiles of a SummerNight is thus a languid comedic gem to linger on not only because it is a seemingly perfect comedy, but because it stands as a transition marker in Bergman’s growth as a director.