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Summer With Monika (1953)
Also Known As: Sommaren med Monika
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Year: 1953
Color/BW: BW
Category: Feature Film
Genre: Drama, Romance
Description
Harry and Monika spend an innocent summer filled with uninhibited passions that leaves Monika pregnant. Harry struggles to give his family a good life but Monika's constant yearning for excitement, leaves her unfulfilled as a wife and mother. She forsakes them for an adventurous life. Left alone with their son, Harry treasures the memory of that summer, despite the pain it brings. This Naturalist film is Bergman's most sensual creation.
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