Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Sommarnattens leende
Comedy, Romance • 1h 48m
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Gunnar Björnstrand, Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlqvist, Jarl Kulle, Åke Fridell, Björn Bjelfvenstam, Naima Wifstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Gull Natorp, Birgitta Valberg, Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Nielsen, Gösta Prüzelius, Svea Holst, Mona Malm, Lena Söderblom, Josef Norman, Yngve Nordwall, Hans Strååt, Lisa Lundholm, Börje Mellvig, David Erikson, Arne Lindblad, Einar Söderbäck, Sten Gester, Mille Schmidt, John Melin, Ulf Johansson, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Anders Wulff, Viveca Heister, Birgitta Hellerstedt
About the film
Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.
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Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
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Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Director: Ingmar Bergman
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(box set and standalone are identical)
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StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (part of Jacques Tati boxset releasing December 2026)
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Director: Martin Rosen
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Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Director: F. W. Murnau
2006 Restoration: Eureka Blu-ray
1995 photochemical restoration: BFI Blu-ray
Eureka with Murnau institute restoration featuring score based on original score, BFI uses Photoplay restoration with James Bernard score
Both Eureka and BFI Blu-rays are worthy of owning. Each restoration has unique positives and extras. The James Bernard score on the BFI is outstanding and the image tinting is different to how the Murnau institute official restoration was done. The Eureka MoC Blu-ray is stuffed with extras and remains one of the best-made Blu-rays of all time. Whatever you do: AVOID THE Kino Lorber Blu-ray!!! It uses the same Murnau institute restoration but drops frames for the whole feature - thus it loses a significant portion of the film! This was never acknowledged or addressed. The Kino Lorber Blu-ray remains one of the worst Blu-rays of all time for this reason.
Video format: 4K Streaming
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Film Masters youtube (raw scan)
Director: Dennis Hopper
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BFI Blu-ray renders grain structure better than Severin 4K Blu-ray’s disappointing encode, although Severin does feature an HDR grading with Dolby Vision. Furthermore, Severin’s soundtrack is worse due to the noise reduction applied.
Severin 4K Blu-ray has very good extras that are more relevant to the film
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: William Dieterle
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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