Summer with Monika
Inspired by the earthy eroticism of Harriet Andersson, in the first of many roles for him, Ingmar Bergman turned in this work of stunning maturity, a sensual and ravaging tale of young love. A girl (Andersson) and boy (Lars Ekborg) from working-class families in Stockholm run away from home to spend a secluded, romantic summer at the beach. Inevitably, it is not long before the pair are forced to return to reality. Although Summer with Monika was initially quietly received, its reputation gathered steam throughout the 1950s, and it became an international sensation.
Special Features
- New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman
- New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film scholar Peter Cowie
- New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and his distribution of Monika, the Story of a Bad Girl! as an exploitation film
- Images from the Playground, a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman featuring behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman, archival audio interviews with Bergman, and new interviews with actresses Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Laura Hubner, a 1958 review by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, and a publicity piece from 1953 in which Bergman interviews himself
New cover by Sarah Habibi
Collector's Sets
Collector's Set
Special Features
- New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman
- New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film scholar Peter Cowie
- New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and his distribution of Monika, the Story of a Bad Girl! as an exploitation film
- Images from the Playground, a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman featuring behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman, archival audio interviews with Bergman, and new interviews with actresses Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Laura Hubner, a 1958 review by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, and a publicity piece from 1953 in which Bergman interviews himself
New cover by Sarah Habibi
Cast
- Harriet Andersson
- Monika Erikson
- Lars Ekborg
- Harry Lund
- Dagmar Ebbesen
- Mrs. Lindström, Harry’s aunt
- John Harryson
- Lelle, Monika’s former boyfriend
- Georg Skarstedt
- Harry’s father
- Gösta Ericsson
- Forsberg, Harry’s boss
- Ake Fridell
- Ludvig, Monika’s father
- Naemi Briese
- Monika’s mother
- Ake Grönberg
- Harry’s construction boss
- Gösta Gustafsson
- Forsberg’s accountant
- Sigge Fürst
- Johan
- Gordon Löwenadler
- Monika’s male coworkers
- Bengt Eklund
- Gustaf Färingborg
- Carl-Uno Larsson
- Hasse, Monika’s brother
- Hanny Schedin
- Mrs. Boman, the café owner
- Ivar Wahlgren
- Owner of summer home
- Renée Björling
- His wife
- Catrin Westerlund
- His daughter
- Kjell Nordensköld
- Movie stars
- Margaret Young
- Nils Hultgren
- Lindevall, the parson
- Sten Mattsson
- Harry’s friend
- Magnus Kesster
- Harry’s coworkers
- Carl-Axel Elfving
- Anders Andelius
- Monika’s boyfriend
- Arthur Fischer
- Monika’s boss
- Bengt Brunskog
- Monika’s date at café
Credits
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Screenplay
- Ingmar Bergman
- Screenplay
- Per Anders Fogelström (from Fogelström's novel)
- Photography
- Gunnar Fischer
- Production manager
- Allan Ekelund
- Production design
- P. A. Lundgren
- Production design
- Nils Svenwall
- Props
- Tor Borong
- Sound
- Sven Hansen
- Music
- Erik Nordgren
- Orchestration
- Eskil Eckert-Lundin
- “Kärlekens hamn” (Haven of Love) waltz composed by
- Filip Olsson
- Makeup
- Carl M. Lund, Inc.
- Editors
- Tage Holmberg
- Editors
- Gösta Lewin
- Continuity
- Birgit Norlindh
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