The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 23, 2021

WORLD CINEMA: Summer with Monika (1953) On February 23, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized For my second installment of the WORLD CINEMA series, how about we have a stroll through Sweden’s working class towns with Ingmar Bergman’s Summer with Mon   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 18, 2019

If I didn’t know any better I would say what the desires of the kids at the center of this early Bergman picture, sound like the American Dream. Except maybe it’s the Swedish Dream and maybe the main tenets are all but universal to many of the wide-eyed, angsty teens out there. The...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 15, 2015

Summer with Monika (Sommaren med Monika) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Pers Anderson Fogelström from his novel 1953/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #264 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Gunnar Fischer provides some exquisite lighting to Bergman’s t   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 20, 2015

Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 20, 2015

Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 20, 2015

Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and...   read more