Lovely Is the Summer Night
1961 Swedish film
- Karl-Arne Holmsten
- Christina Carlwind
- Per Oscarsson
Production
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Europa Film
Release date
- 17 August 1961 (1961-08-17)
Running time
Lovely Is the Summer Night (Swedish: Ljuvlig är sommarnatten) is a 1961 Swedish mystery thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson. The film stars Karl-Arne Holmsten, Christina Carlwind, Per Oscarsson and Folke Sundquist.[1][2] It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bertil Duroj and Arne Åkermark. It is an adaptation of a detective novel by Dagmar Lange (Maria Lang), who wrote the script for the film herself. It is a sequel to the 1960 film When Darkness Falls.
Cast
- Karl-Arne Holmsten as Christer Wijk
- Christina Carlwind as Anneli Hammar
- Elisabeth Odén as Dina Richardsson, Anneli's best friend
- Per Oscarsson as Lars-Ove Larsson, Anneli's childhood friend
- Folke Sundquist as Joakim Kruse, Anneli's fiancé
- Sif Ruud as Gretel Ström, Annelis mother
- Erik Hell as Egon Ström, Annelis stepfather
- Stig Järrel as Sebastian Petrén, Anneli's boss
- Hjördis Petterson as Fanny Falkman, florist
- Angelo Zanolli as Mats Norrgård
- Märta Arbin as Helena Wijk, Christers mother
- Holger Löwenadler as Inspector
- Dagmar Olsson as Livia Petrén
- Agneta Prytz as Olivia Petrén
- Allan Edwall as Luffaren
- Sven-Eric Gamble as Truck Driver
- Curt Masreliez as Ahlgren
- Elsa Prawitz as Camilla Martin
- John Norrman as Forest Warden
- Tekla Sjöblom as Gustava Eriksson
- Curt Löwgren as Matsäcken
- Monica Karlsson as Eva
- Julia Cæsar as Dresser
- Carl-Axel Elfving as Frisör-Kalle
- Mona Geijer-Falkner as Tale-telling Woman
- Tommy Johnson as Young Man
- Per Johnsson as Unit Manager
- Åke Lindström as Man
- Sune Mangs as Jailer
- Sten Mattsson as Stage Manager
- John Melin as Head Waiter
- Karin Miller as Mrs. Gehlin
- Marrit Ohlsson as Gossip Lady
- Bellan Roos as Tale-telling Woman
- Bo Samuelsson as Mailman
- Hanny Schedin as Tale-telling Woman
- Arne Strand as Vicar
References
Bibliography
- Björklund, Elisabet & Larsson, Mariah. Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution: Critical Essays. McFarland, 2016.
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- Lovely Is the Summer Night at IMDb
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Films directed by Arne Mattsson
- Maria of Kvarngarden (1945)
- Incorrigible (1946)
- Peggy on a Spree (1946)
- Rail Workers (1947)
- Life at Forsbyholm Manor (1948)
- Woman in White (1949)
- Dangerous Spring (1949)
- When Love Came to the Village (1950)
- The Kiss on the Cruise (1950)
- The Saucepan Journey (1950)
- In the Arms of the Sea (1951)
- One Summer of Happiness (1951)
- The Clang of the Pick (1952)
- For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth (1952)
- Bread of Love (1953)
- Salka Valka (1954)
- Enchanted Walk (1954)
- Storm over Tjurö (1954)
- Men in the Dark (1955)
- The People of Hemsö (1955)
- A Little Nest (1956)
- The Girl in Tails (1956)
- No Tomorrow (1957)
- Spring of Life (1957)
- The Phantom Carriage (1958)
- The Lady in Black (1958)
- Mannequin in Red (1958)
- Rider in Blue (1959)
- Summer and Sinners (1960)
- When Darkness Falls (1960)
- Lovely Is the Summer Night (1961)
- The Lady in White (1962)
- Ticket to Paradise (1962)
- Sailors (1964)
- Morianna (1965)
- Nightmare (1965)
- Här kommer bärsärkarna (1965)
- Woman of Darkness (1966)
- The Vicious Circle (1967)
- Ann and Eve (1970)
- Mask of Murder (1985)
- The Girl (1987)
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