SUMMER WITH MONIKA (Sommaren med Monika) Director: Ingmar Bergman Year: 1953 Runtime: 96 min. Country: Sweden Language: Swedish with English subtitles Color: B&W Format: 16mm

Teenagers Harry (Lars Ekborg) and Monika (Harriet Andersson) meet in a Stockholm coffee shop and swiftly begin a passionate affair. After clashes with parents and employers they commandeer a motorboat and head out to an isolated island. But their summer of sun and sex ends when Monika casually announces she's pregnant. Back in Stockholm, Harry does his best to rise to the challenge of fatherhood but boredom makes Monika cruel, manipulative and finally unfaithful. "MONIKA shows a director in absolute control of his medium and its singular expressivity." — Manohla Dargis, The New York Times "Gunnar Fischer's outstanding cinematography and the central pair's impeccable acting make MONIKA a fully realised Bergman psychodrama." — Benjamin Sutton, New York Press "[SUMMER WITH MONIKA] represented a new direction for Bergman in his detailed treatment of youthful character." — Don Druker, Chicago Reader Showtime Location Admission Monday, July 7 7:00 pm STUDIO ON 4TH 432 East 4th Street $6 General $4 GBFS Members

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