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One Summer of Happiness

1951 · 103 min

A sunlit, tender romance shadowed by judgment, building to a quiet, devastating heartbreak.

Tagline
A Romance of Ecstasy!
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Arne Mattsson
Written by
Olle Hellbom, Arne Mattsson, Volodja Semitjov, Per Olof Ekström
Starring
Ulla Jacobsson, Edvin Adolphson, Irma Christenson, Folke Sundquist, John Elfström, Erik Hell, Sten Lindgren, Nils Hallberg
Music
Sven Sköld
Cinematography
Göran Strindberg
Runtime
103 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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