Smiles of a Summer Night

Name: Smiles of a Summer Night
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Released: 1955
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlqvist, Gunnar Björnstrand

1955 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 15,086 VOTES · DIR. Ingmar Bergman

Overview

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

Dialogue Timeline — 964 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:16 SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT

00:05:21 Hello, children! Hello, Mrs Egerman!

00:12:03 How do you know?

00:15:55 Are you sincere now, Father?

00:19:53 Old, in any case.

00:24:25 We have been married for two years and I haven't...

00:27:33 Be honest.

00:31:14 What was that?

00:34:37 We knew what we were doing.

00:37:22 My faithful horse, Rummel, went down just outside town.

00:40:52 - Are you being impudent? - Certainly!

00:44:59 He became your father later, I said.

00:48:55 - Aren't you on exercise? - Flying visit. Watch out, it's loaded.

00:52:33 - Have you loved many since then? - I'm always in love, madam.

00:59:10 - What a beautiful dress! - Allow me to repay the compliment.

01:02:08 Poor you.

01:06:19 You see, the king had a minister, and the minister had a beautiful wife.

01:11:00 - No, I rather pity him. - Pity!

01:14:42 - the juice of which gushes out like drops of blood on its pale skin.

01:20:15 - Are you crying? - Me? No.

01:29:15 What becomes of us?

01:35:42 - We are going to play roulette. - Roulette?

01:40:35 Your word!

01:44:19 Translation: Kajsa von Hofsten

Cast & Characters

Ulla Jacobsson Anne Egerman Eva Dahlbeck Desiree Armfeldt Harriet Andersson Petra the Maid Margit Carlqvist Countess Charlotte Malcolm Gunnar Björnstrand Fredrik Egerman Jarl Kulle Count Carl Magnus Malcolm Åke Fridell Frid the Groom Björn Bjelfvenstam Henrik Egerman Naima Wifstrand Mrs. Armfeldt Jullan Kindahl Beata, cook

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed964

Dialogue density8.8 lines / min

First line00:00:16

Final line01:44:19

Production Record

DirectorIngmar Bergman

LanguageSwedish

IMDb votes15,086