Summer Paradise

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 27, 1977

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Swedish

Countries

Sweden

Production

Svenska Filminstitutet,SF Studios,Cinematograph AB

Cast

Oscar Ljung,Göran Stangertz,Per Myrberg,Birgitta Valberg,Pontus Gustafsson,Holger Löwenadler,Marianne Aminoff,Mats Helander,Dagny Lind,Toni Magnussonand 8 more

Director

Gunnel Lindblom

Writer

Ulla Isaksson,Gunnel Lindblom

Producer

Ingmar Bergman

Cinematography

Tony Forsberg

Music

Georg Riedel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0076524