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Summer with Monika

- A Picture for Wide Screens and Broad Minds.

Monika from Stockholm falls in love with Harry, a young man on holiday. When she becomes pregnant they are forced into a marriage, which begins to fall apart soon after they take up residence in a cramped little flat.

Release Date : 1953-02-09

Language :Swedish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : SF Studios

Production Country : Sweden

Alternative Titles : Monika, Story of a Bad Girl!

Cast

Harriet Andersson

Character Name : Monika Eriksson

Original Name : Harriet Andersson

Gender : Female

Lars Ekborg

Character Name : Harry Lund

Original Name : Lars Ekborg

Gender : Male

Dagmar Ebbesen

Character Name : Mrs. Lindström

Original Name : Dagmar Ebbesen

Gender : Female

Åke Fridell

Character Name : Ludwig Eriksson

Original Name : Åke Fridell

Gender : Male

Naemi Briese

Character Name : Monika's Mother

Original Name : Naemi Briese

Gender : Female

Åke Grönberg

Character Name : Harry's Friend at Work

Original Name : Åke Grönberg

Gender : Male

Sigge Fürst

Character Name : Johan

Original Name : Sigge Fürst

Gender : Male

John Harryson

Character Name : Lelle

Original Name : John Harryson

Gender : Male

Georg Skarstedt

Character Name : Harry's Father

Original Name : Georg Skarstedt

Gender : Male

Gösta Ericsson

Character Name : Forsberg

Original Name : Gösta Ericsson

Gender : Male

Gösta Gustafson

Character Name : Forsberg's Accountant

Original Name : Gösta Gustafson

Gender : Male

Gösta Prüzelius

Character Name : Salesman at Forsbergs

Original Name : Gösta Prüzelius

Gender : Male

Göthe Grefbo

Character Name : Warehouse Worker at Forsbergs

Original Name : Göthe Grefbo

Gender : Male

Arthur Fischer

Character Name : Head of the Vegetable Store

Original Name : Arthur Fischer

Gender : Male

Torsten Lilliecrona

Character Name : Driver at the Vegetable Store

Original Name : Torsten Lilliecrona

Gender : Male

Bengt Eklund

Character Name : First Man at the Vegetable Store

Original Name : Bengt Eklund

Gender : Male

Ivar Wahlgren

Character Name : Göran

Original Name : Ivar Wahlgren

Gender : Male

Catrin Westerlund

Character Name : Göran's Daughter

Original Name : Catrin Westerlund

Gender : Female

Hanny Schedin

Character Name : Mrs. Boman

Original Name : Hanny Schedin

Gender : Female

Kjell Nordenskiöld

Character Name : The Hero in the Movie

Original Name : Kjell Nordenskiöld

Gender : Male

Nils Hultgren

Character Name : Lindevall

Original Name : Nils Hultgren

Gender : Male

Ernst Brunman

Character Name : Tobacco Dealer

Original Name : Ernst Brunman

Gender : Male

Sten Mattsson

Character Name : Harry's Friend in the Workshop

Original Name : Sten Mattsson

Gender : Male

Magnus Kesster

Character Name : Harry's Co-worker

Original Name : Magnus Kesster

Gender : Male

Carl-Axel Elfving

Character Name : Harry's Co-worker

Original Name : Carl-Axel Elfving

Gender : Male

Bengt Brunskog

Character Name : Sicke

Original Name : Bengt Brunskog

Gender : Male

Wiktor Andersson

Character Name : Beer Man

Original Name : Wiktor Andersson

Gender : Male

Birger Sahlberg

Character Name : Beer Man

Original Name : Birger Sahlberg

Gender : Male

Nils Whiten

Character Name : Junkman

Original Name : Nils Whiten

Gender : Male

Tor Borong

Character Name : Junkman

Original Name : Tor Borong

Gender : Male

Einar Söderbäck

Character Name : Junkman

Original Name : Einar Söderbäck

Gender : Male

Mona Geijer-Falkner

Character Name : Woman in the Yard Complaining

Original Name : Mona Geijer-Falkner

Gender : Female

Astrid Bodin

Character Name : Wife in the Fence Window

Original Name : Astrid Bodin

Gender : Female

Uno Larsson

Character Name : Man in a beret

Original Name : Uno Larsson

Gender : Male

Harry Ahlin

Character Name : Homeowner (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Ahlin

Gender : Male

Anders Andelius

Character Name : Monika's Cavaliers (uncredited)

Original Name : Anders Andelius

Gender : Male

Renée Björling

Character Name : Göran's Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Renée Björling

Gender : Female

Jessie Flaws

Character Name : Homeowner's Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jessie Flaws

Gender : Female

Gert Fylking

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Gert Fylking

Gender : Male

Gustaf Färingborg

Character Name : Man in the Vegetable Store (uncredited)

Original Name : Gustaf Färingborg

Gender : Male

Gordon Löwenadler

Character Name : Monika's Cavaliers (uncredited)

Original Name : Gordon Löwenadler

Gender : Male

Mona Åstrand

Character Name : Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Mona Åstrand

Gender : Male

Sven Löfgren

Character Name : Truck Driver behind Harry

Original Name : Sven Löfgren

Gender : Male

Gun Östring

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Gun Östring

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CRCulver

@CRCulver

2021-06-23

In Ingmar Bergman's 1953 film SOMMAREN MED MONIKA (The Summer with Monika), young, idealistic Harry (Lars Ekborg) meets the freespirited Monika (Harriet Andersson). Fed up with their dull stockroom jobs as midsummer approaches, they quit and and escape together to one of the myriad islands in the Stockholm archipelago. But while Harry is keen to get back to civilization and further his education in order to support the child they will soon have, Harriet thinks little of the future, pursuing her own whims of the moment. Harry is definitely the protagonist here, and receives the sympathy of the viewer as this bad girl tears his life apart. Upon its release, this film was a major contribution to Sweden's mid-century reputation as a sexually liberated place. However, that's all very much in the past. There is only one scene of (rear) nudity, and for the most part what 1950s audiences found scandalous is just some snogging that wouldn't raise eyebrows today. Still, Andersson does know how to flaunt her sex appeal, her full lips and proportioned figure, to the camera. In my opinion, this is not one of the greatest films of the auteur scene. Ingmar Bergman would go on to create a series of masterpieces that totally shook my world, but SOMMAREN MED MONIKA is a somewhat ordinary study of working class life and a morality tale much like British audiences would start getting with their kitchen sink dramas (e.g. BILLY LIAR) in the following years. There is also a totally contrived -- and rather inexplicable -- fight scene that Bergman needlessly uses to make Harry look chivalrous. Still, it is interesting to see a Sweden of severe class divisions that is now almost gone, with alcoholism-stricken families in dire poverty living alongside more fortunate Stockholm residents who keep servants. The first third of the film is almost like listening to an Allan Pettersson symphony. All in all, the film is entertaining and teaches us something about an earlier time and place, but don't think this is one of the more serious films that established Ingmar Bergman as one of the most daring and insightful filmmakers of the 20th century.