One Summer of Happiness

1951 · 103 min · SV · 6.6 (21 votes)

Dir. Arne Mattsson · Starring Ulla Jacobsson, Edvin Adolphson, Irma Christenson, Folke Sundquist, John Elfström, Erik Hell · Music Sven Sköld

“A Romance of Ecstasy!”

DramaRomance

The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the estate of Göran's uncle Persson and fall in love. But their relationship is watched suspiciously by the jammed adult world. While Persson has an understanding of the youth, Kerstin's parents and the pastor of the village rant against the alleged immorality of the young people. Despite all the malice, Göran and Kerstin decide for their love. But this love should last only one summer.

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A tender, sun-drenched idyll of first love set against a picturesque countryside. It captures the fleeting magic of summer romance, tinged with the melancholy of impending separation and the judgment of a more rigid world.

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