Das Lächeln einer Sommernacht

Bergman takes a rare detour into drawing-room farce. A middle-aged lawyer, his virgin bride, and his resentful son get tangled up with an old flame at a weekend in the country. The movie is lighter than you might expect, unless you expect it to be this light.

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Ingmar Bergman directed Das Lächeln einer Sommernacht in 1955. See Ingmar Bergman's full filmography, where to start with Ingmar Bergman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ingmar Bergman.

Das Lächeln einer Sommernacht was released in 1955 (SV original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.