Summer With Monika (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

Inspired by the earthy eroticism of his muse Harriet Andersson (THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY), in the first of her many roles for him, Ingmar Bergman (WILD STRAWBERRIES) had a major international breakthrough with this ravaging, sensual tale of young love. In Stockholm, a girl (Andersson) and boy (THE MAGICIANS Lars Ekborg) from working-class families run away from home to spend a secluded, romantic summer at the beach, far from parents and responsibilities. Inevitably, it is not long before the pair is forced to return to reality. The version originally released in the U.S. was reedited by it's distributor into something more salacious, but the original SUMMER WITH MONIKA, as presented here, is a work of stunning maturity and one of Bergman's most important films.

Starring: Åke Fridell, Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg, Ake Gronberg, Dagmar Ebbeson, Gosta Ericsson, Gosta Gustafson, Hans Ellis, Carl-Uno Larsson, Nils Hultgren, Sten Mattsson, Anders Andelius, Georg Skarstedt, John Harryson, Åke Grönberg, Dagmar Ebbesen, Goesta Gustafsson, Goesta Pruezelius, Gösta Eriksson, Gosta Prnzelius, Renée Björling, Sigge Fuerst, Viktor Andersson, Ivar Wahlgren, Catrin Westerlund, Magnus Kesster, Bengt Brunskog, Birger Sahlberg, Astrid Bodin, Gun Ostring, Mona Astrand, Ake Fridell, Naemi Briese, Sigge Furst, Gösta Prüzelius, Gothe Grefbo, Arthur Fischer, Torsten Lilliecrona, Bengt Eklund, Renee Bjorling, Hanny Schedin, Kjell Nordenskiold, Margaret Young, Ernst Brunman, Carl-Axel Elfving, Gustaf Faringborg, Gordon Lowenadler, Wiktor Andersson (Kulorten), Nils Whiten, Tor Borong, Einar Soderback, Mona Geijer-Falkner, Harry Ahlin

Director: Allan Ekelund