Film1955109 min

Smiles of a Summer Night

Name: Smiles of a Summer Night
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1955
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Gunnar Björnstrand, Ulla Jacobsson, Björn Bjelfvenstam, Eva Dahlbeck, Naima Wifstrand

Taste attributes: comedyromancemusic/dancelegalrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrylove conquers all

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"A Sexy Frolic About the Sport of Love"

Boxlist takeStirring and grounded: a romantic comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

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