Summer's Tale

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Documentary

Overview

Arne Sucksdorff’s first film for Svensk Filmindustri, this lyrical short follows a fox cub through his playful explorations and predatory instincts in the Swedish forest. Blending moments of enchantment with unsentimental depictions of cruelty, the film captures the cycle of survival among animals with striking rhythmic editing and sensuous close-ups of fur, eyes, and forest textures. Rich in light and detail, Summer’s Tale became an enormously popular nature film and established Sucksdorff’s reputation for poetic documentary.

Keywords

short film

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1941
Original language: Swedish
Countries: Sweden
Production: SF Studios
Director: Arne Sucksdorff
Writer: Arne Sucksdorff
Cinematography: Arne Sucksdorff
Music: Gunnar Johansson
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0382983