SUMMER PARADISE (1977)

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Summer Paradise
Drama
April 27, 1977
Swedish
1h 53m
Sweden
Svenska Filminstitutet
Conventions of civility among family members are severely strained by the very real breakup of the bonds between them. During a few days at a vacation home, Katha, a woman in late middle age, tries to cope with an influx of discontented, disconnected relatives. Her divorced daughter brings all sorts of people to the house, including a woman-friend accompanied by her psychotic son; the grandfather of the house is convinced he is dying and is satisfied by nothing; and some friends drop off their angry teenage son to stay with her, while they go on a long trip abroad. Her friend Emma doesn't help much with keeping a lid on things, as she is a social worker who is fascinated by the awfulness of these situations.
Cast & Characters
Marianne Aminoff
Christina
Anna Borg
Kajsa
Margaretha Byström
Annika
Agneta Ekmanner
Sassa
Pontus Gustafsson
Tomas
Mats Helander
Andreas
Inga Landgré
Saga
Dagny Lind
Alma
Oscar Ljung
Arthur
Holger Löwenadler
Wilhelm
Toni Magnusson
King
Per Myrberg
Ture
Gösta Prüzelius
Carl-Henrik
Sif Ruud
Emma
Göran Stangertz
Puss
Solveig Ternström
Ingrid
Birgitta Valberg
Katha
Crew
Gunnel Lindblom
Director
Gunnel Lindblom
Writer
Ulla Isaksson
Novel
Georg Riedel
Original Music Composer
Tony Forsberg
Director of Photography
Ingmar Bergman
Producer