Summer with Monika

Summer with Monika

A Picture for Wide Screens and Broad Minds.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Produced by SF Studios

195398 min7.3 / 10

A lyrical, intimate portrait of youthful passion and escape set against the Swedish archipelago, where romantic intensity collides with the weight of adult consequence.

One summer day, two teens begin a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Summer with Monika sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Summer with Monika violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Summer with Monika end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Summer with Monika scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Summer with Monika easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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