Review of Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) by Grant G — 08 May 2009
I have enjoyed and admired many Bergman films. ...
However, SMILES OF THE SUMMER NIGHT, Sweden, 1955, Ingmar Bergman. ...
Hmm... I enjoyed some its parts, but not the whole. ... No. Not the whole. ...
How can a film with so many memorable images, and poetic dialogue and tender themes, be filled with such pathetic characters and such a sordid story? The film leaves me irked and shaking my head. ...
Such a waste of talent; it rubs me raw by end. The resolution fails to satisfy me, try as it might, as close as it comes. ...
I guess I'm just a sucker for holding onto the inspiring charm of something righteous and winsome, like say... the sanctity of marriage. And Fredrick. I loathe this selfish, indulgent, spoiled central character. He's so... so... so "man." The ultimate, debased anti-hero, I suppose. I certainly cannot cheer for him nor feel satisfied that he got "played," but came up a winner anyway. He deserves the fate that was cheated him: a real bullet instead of soot.
This review of Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) was written by Grant G on 08 May 2009.
Smiles of a Summer Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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