Fresh
More than 50 years after its first screening in America, Monika arrives in New York again to light up the screen, this time without a trace of impropriety.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Summer with Monika
A Picture for Wide Screens and Broad Minds.
1953 · 1h 38m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
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Summer with Monika
Overview
One summer day, two teens begin a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.
Director and cast
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Bergman's tale of heedless teenage love is a sort of neorealist Rebel Without a Cause -- except that sex is acknowledged and the outlaw is a girl.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
Bergman would be no more adept a pornographer than he would be at filming hip-hop, but his camera did stare at the human surface with an intentness unmatched since von Sternberg rhapsodized over Marlene Dietrich.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
His first film with Andersson shows a developing ability to probe the psychology of a rich, vital woman without losing his objectivity.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A tender yet unsentimental account of a love affair that turns sour.
Time Out
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