Synopsis: Set in turn-of-the-century Sweden, four women and four men attempt to juggle the laws of attraction amidst their daily bourgeois life. When a weekend in the country brings them all face to face, the women ally to force the men's hands in their matters of the heart, exposing their pretentions and insecurities along the way. Chock full of flirtatious propositions and sharp-witted wisdom, Smiles of a Summer Night is one of film history's great tragicomedies, a bittersweet view of the transience of human carnality.
Video introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman
New video conversation with film historian Peter Cowie and writer Jörn Donner (executive producer, Fanny and Alexander)
New piece by renowned theater and film critic John Simon, author of Ingmar Bergman Directs
Swedish theatrical trailer
Essay by film critic Pauline Kael
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