Summer with Monika (digital restoration)
Ingmar Bergman’s sensual and moving story about a budding romance. A teenager and her boyfriend run away from home and spend a romantic summer on a secluded beach.
Ingmar Bergman’s first strong female character is the teenager Monika (Harriet Andersson in her first of many Bergman roles). She and her boyfriend Lars escape their stifling life in Stockholm to an idyllic archipelago, where they get a taste of freedom. But the sunny days give way to harsh reality: an intrusive ex and a possible pregnancy.
Its rebellious spirit and stunning imagery were admired by the French New Wave; Godard called it “the most beautiful film by this most original filmmaker.” Initially met with a lukewarm reception, Summer with Monika became an international sensation in the 1950s.
