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Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]
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Summer with Monika (1953) [The Criterion Collection #614]
A Film by Ingmar Bergman
Full BluRay 1:1 | 1080p MPEG-4 AVC @ 34978 Kbps | 01:38:00 | 43,47 Gb
Audio: Swedish LPCM 1.0 @ 1152 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Romance
A Film by Ingmar Bergman
Full BluRay 1:1 | 1080p MPEG-4 AVC @ 34978 Kbps | 01:38:00 | 43,47 Gb
Audio: Swedish LPCM 1.0 @ 1152 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Romance
Inspired by the earthy eroticism of Harriet Andersson, in the first of her many roles for him, Ingmar Bergman had a major international breakthrough with this sensual and ultimately ravaging tale of young love. A girl (Andersson) and boy (Lars Ekborg) from working-class families in Stockholm run away from home to spend a secluded, romantic summer at the beach, far from parents and responsibilities. Inevitably, it is not long before the pair are forced to return to reality. The version initially released in the U.S. was reedited by its distributor into something more salacious, but the original Summer with Monika (Sommaren med Monika), presented here, is a work of stunning maturity and one of Bergman’s most important films.
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Summertime in Stockholm. 19-year old Harry (Lars Ekborg), who packs glass and porcelain in a small warehouse, meets 17-year old Monika (Harriet Andersson), who packs vegetables in another warehouse. They immediately fall in love. Because the two are constantly abused, Harry by his coworkers and Monika by her drunk father, they decide to leave the city and spend the summer on a remote island in the Stockholm archipelago.
In the beginning, the idea proves a resounding success – they make love without hiding and sleep for as long as they want. Monika even teaches Harry how to dance. However, eventually they get bored with each other and frustrated with their mushrooms-only meals. Monika also becomes pregnant.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/12/fb/0021fb12_medium.jpeg)
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As the nights get colder, Harry and Monika return home and marry. Harry vows to take care of Monika and immediately gets a new low-paying job – which quickly frustrates Monika because Harry can barely make enough to pay the rent and they can't afford the new coat she wants. Harry does his best to convince Monika that the hard times will end as soon as he gets his engineering degree, and then a better job, but Monika does not believe him.
Instead of bringing them closer, their new born daughter pushes them further apart. Monika often leaves Harry to take care of the baby while she tries to live as she once did. Eventually, when Harry is sent on a job away from Stockholm, she gets herself a lover.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/13/fb/0021fb13_medium.jpeg)
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The story the film tells is simple. It is about love, it is about dreams, it is about disappointment. In the beginning of the film Harry and Monika discover freedom and for a while live with the idea that their love is different, untouchable, incorruptible. They dream about growing old and vow never to conform to the world they have temporarily escaped.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/14/fb/0021fb14_medium.jpeg)
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But their marriage changes everything. It is the end of their rebellion and the beginning of the life they never wanted. The responsibilities and debts slowly chip away at their love. Eventually, they realize that when they had nothing but each other they had everything they needed. As parents, they are exactly like the people who harassed them when they first met. The realization that their lives have irreversibly changed corrupts their love.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/15/fb/0021fb15_medium.jpeg)
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Adapted from a novel by Per Anders Fogelström, Summer with Monika is arguably Ingmar Bergman's most straightforward film. The Swedish director wrote the title role in the film specifically for Andersson, with whom he consequently fell in love. After Summer with Monika, Anderson appeared in number of other films Bergman directed, including Sawdust and Tinsel, Smiles of a Summer Night, Through a Glass Darkly, Cries and Whispers, and Fanny and Alexander.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/16/fb/0021fb16_medium.jpeg)
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Bergman and cinematographer Gunnar Fischer (Summer Interlude, The Magician) are a formidable team. The long panoramic shots from the island where Harry and Monika retreat are intoxicatingly beautiful. There is a certain sense of purity in them that changes the entire complexion of the film. When Monika runs naked on the shore, the viewer could literally feel the euphoria of being free for the first time.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/17/fb/0021fb17_medium.jpeg)
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For the U.S. market, Summer with Monika was renamed Monika, the Story of a Bad Girl, re-cut down to just over an hour, given a new soundtrack courtesy of Les Baxter, and promoted as an exploitation film by producer Howard Kroger Babb. But the film wasn't easy to distribute. In 1956, in the LA area, for example, many prints were confiscated, and a local judge went on to announce that "Monika appeals to potential sex murderers".![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/18/fb/0021fb18_medium.jpeg)
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The high-definition transfer is wonderful. Clarity is fantastic while color balance is virtually flawless; the blacks are lush and well saturated but do not look boosted and the grays and whites look notably stable (notice how tight the image looks in screencapture #9). Detail is outstanding, with the panoramic vistas from the island looking particularly strong. Furthermore, there are no traces of problematic lab tinkering. Unsurprisingly, there is a layer of light and well resolved grain throughout the entire film and not even a whiff of edge-enhancement ruining it. The high-definition transfer is also free of banding and aliasing patterns. Since the old R2 Tartan DVD had some obvious stability issues, I specifically would like to point out that there is no edge flicker. Finally, there are no flecks, large damage marks and debris. All in all, this wonderful presentation of Summer with Monika is a prime example of why Criterion are one of the very best distributors releasing classic films on Blu-ray.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/19/fb/0021fb19_medium.jpeg)
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The lossless track is excellent. The dialog is crisp, stable, and free of problematic background hiss. Though not too prominent, Erik Nordgren's soundtrack also boasts good depth (it does not sound 'thin'). Additionally, there are no high-frequency distortions or audio dropouts to report in this review. The English translation is excellent.![Summer with Monika (1953) [Full BluRay]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/1a/fb/0021fb1a_medium.jpeg)
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Arguably Ingmar Bergman's most straightforward film, Summer with Monika tells a simple story about love, dreams, and disappointment. Amongst the few films directed by the legendary Swedish director that have already appeared on Blu-ray, in my opinion Summer with Monika looks most impressive in high-definition. Viewing it again was a special experience. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Special Features:
- New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman
- New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film scholar Peter Cowie
- New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and his distribution of Monika, the Story of a Bad Girl! as an exploitation film
- Images from the Playground, a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman featuring behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman, archival audio interviews with Bergman, and new interviews with actresses Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
Disc Title: Sommaren med Monika 1953 1080p Blu-ray AVC LPCM 1.0-EA
Disc Size: 45,287,291,730 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: Yes
Playlist: 00001.MPLS
Size: 28,707,545,088 bytes
Length: 1:38:00.416
Total Bitrate: 39.06 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video 34978 kbps 1080p 23.976 fps 16:9 High Profile 4.1
Audio: Swedish LPCM Audio 1.0 48 kHz 1152 kbps 24-bit
Subtitle: English 23.413 kbps
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