Product Description

Great Britain released, PAL/Region 0 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),English ( Subtitles ),SPECIAL FEATURES: Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Production Notes, Scene Access, Trailer(s),SYNOPSIS: Marie is a talented young ballerina. She meets Henrik, a wealthy college-boy one summer while staying at her uncles. They fall in love and spend their days focused recklessly on each other. As Autumn draws near an uneasy feeling creeps over Marie and turns her stomach sour. The morning of one of their last few days together Henrik makes a shallow dive suffering head and back injuries that kill him not long after. Years later, Marie, bordering on edge of her career as a professional dancer, realizes the mistakes she has made in life as a result of Henriks traumatic death.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51618 in DVD
• Formats: Import, PAL, Subtitled
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 92 minutes

Features

• THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER

Customer Reviews

Playable by laptop, if not by TV
"Summer Interlude" is an often overlooked pearl from Bergman's film catalog. It's not as famous or as experimental as his other releases from this period, such as "Sawdust and Tinsel." Nevertheless it's quite good and I hold it in high regard. It fits in among the romantic-themed films he made from time to time--a close twin to "Summer with Monika," which he made a couple years later. Both share the theme of young adults navigating the pleasures and dangers of falling in love over the course of a single summer. Monika is a classic, in part because of Harriet Anderson's notoriety, but "Summer Interlude" is a sweeter film and the characters more likable. The protagonist played by Maj-Britt Nilsson, is both beautiful and admirable without the seedier bohemian carnality of Harriet Anderson's Monika. I know a lot of Bergman fans like "Summer with Monika" and both films are worth seeing, but to me "Summer Interlude" is the stronger film.

Regarding this DVD version: Tartan has released several Bergman films on DVD that aren't otherwise available in the US. They're in PAL format, which may discourage American fans since they probably aren't playable on the typical television DVD player. But I've had success playing them on my computer's DVD player. For some reason computers are more flexible about formats. If you don't mind watching a film on your laptop, you may be able to view this and the other Bergman films Tartan has released.

INGMAR BERGMAN, OPUS 10
***** 1951. Co-written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. In my opinion, Bergman's first masterpiece. A ballerina remembers the summer of her first love. It's interesting to notice in this film. six years before The Seventh Seal - Criterion Collection, the chess game between the priest and the Death (symbolized by an old lady dying of cancer). Also note the animation sequence featuring Henrik's secret thoughts. Maj-Britt Nilsson, in a double role, is as great as the age of 16 as at the age of 28. SUMMER INTERLUDE is one of the rare movies that are able to create the subtle feeling of nostalgia in our heart. A DVD for your library.