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Smiles of a Summer Night

Original title: Sommarnattens leende

“A sexy frolic about the sport of love”

1955 · 1 h 49 min
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
ComedyRomance

Cast

Eva Dahlbeck Gunnar Björnstrand Ulla Jacobsson Harriet Andersson

Credits

Written by: Ingmar Bergman

Plot

A weekend at a country estate brings together a tangle of lovers in a bittersweet comedy.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ingmar Bergman's sparkling comedy of manners tangles lovers in a country house. Witty, elegant and bittersweet, it brought him international fame and inspired A Little Night Music.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (15,910 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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