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Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
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"Perfect summer entertainment, this light romantic comdey was Ingmar Berman's first big hit. And deservedly so. I've never heard of any of the actors. The characters include Frederik, a middle-aged lawyer who I hated on first sight with his smarmy beard and comb-forward hair; Anne, his 18-year-old wife; Henrik, Frederik's 20-something son (soon to be a pastor); Petra, the voluptuous teen-age maid; Desiree, the famous actress; the count and his wife; and various hangers on who lend much to the goings on. Generally, the plot is that Frederik, a widower, married a teen-ager after an affair with Desiree, who is now the mistress of the count. Desiree wants Frederik back, although it's not too clear why - but it advances the plot. If you've only seen Bergman's depressing, heavy dramas like "The Seventh Seal," "Wild Strawberries," and "Saraband," you'll be shocked to find that Bergman has an excellent hand for comedy, and he wrote and directed this movie. You can see Bergman's cold, though ... "
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"I don't really feel like writing reviews today. But I'm getting so far behind that I have to do it. They're going to be short though.When I heard that Russell Crowe ("A Good Year") and Christian Bale ("Rescue Dawn") were going to be in the same movie, I almost passed out. It's just too much goodness for one screen to hold. But 3:10 to Yuma offered much more than just eye candy. Keep in mind that I have not seen the original film. The story was tight. We feel Bale's despair in being a disappointment to his son. We see why people become infatuated with Crowe's villain even though he is terribly evil. The score was awesome. And I don't usually notice a score. There's some good action. Plus, the other big bad guy rocked. I do love a good bad guy. And Ben Foster ("X-Men: The Last Stand") is one of my favorite younger actors. I can't wait for him to bust out.Smiles of a Summer night is my first Ingmar Bergman ("Saraba ... "
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