Harriett Andersson was becoming Sweden’s it-girl, and this film placed her powerful sexual energy at the center of the narrative. Andersson’s Monika is a rebellious teenager who breaks everyone’s rules when she runs away to be with her boyfriend, setting up camp on a remote island, away from their families and society’s judgements. Their summer of love is brought to an abrupt halt when the lovers must face consequences of their rebellion. There is an absolute perfection in Andersson’s performance of Monika– her physical and emotional embodiment of teenhood, and refusal to accept the cruelties of adult society.

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Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Sweden, 1953, 1h 36min, DCP, In Swedish with English Subtitles

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Tickets: https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/summer-with-monika/