7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
An accomplished ballet dancer is haunted by her tragic youthful affair with a shy, handsome student.
Starring: Maj-Britt Nilsson, Birger Malmsten, Alf Kjellin, Annalisa Ericson, Mimi PollakForeign | 100% |
Drama | 86% |
Romance | 16% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Swedish: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Note: This version of this film is available on Blu-ray as part of Criterion's Ingmar Bergman's Cinema set.
It understandably may be well nigh impossible to choose an "all time greatest filmmaker" of the 20th century, if for no other reason than that personal
tastes differ, but I can't
imagine any "devoted cineaste" not having Ingmar Bergman at least near the top of their own aggregation. Criterion
has been feting
some iconic creative forces with expansive box set compendia of films, including Essential Fellini and
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda, but in terms of overall offerings and packaging extras, Ingmar Bergman's Cinema may
itself be sitting atop a list of finest Blu-ray collection offerings. Some of the films in this impressive collection have in fact had prior releases by
Criterion, as should probably be expected, but there are a fair number making their Blu-ray debuts. As tends to be the case with Criterion releases,
technical merits are also generally excellent, and the supplements can be very appealing.
Summer Interlude is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.38. Criterion's kind of overwhelming insert book offers nice summations of each film's transfer attributes, and the relevant data points for this film are as follows:
Picture element: 35 mm duplicate negativeA bit more technical information is disclosed on a text card preceding the presentation which states the digital restoration took place in 2017. That would suggest this is a newer transfer than the one Svet reviewed in 2012, though that said, as I've so often stated before, different reviewers means different opinions, and my score is slightly lower than Svet's, though some may in fact prefer the look of this presentation, which is noticeably brighter than the old Criterion release, at least when comparing screenshots where I've tried to come close to duplicating some of the screenshots Svet uploaded to his review. In my estimation that's the single biggest difference here, and this presentation shows some of the very same signs of age related wear and tear, including some pretty long lasting and just plain long scratches or other blemishes like hairs in the gate which can be spotted in some of the screenshots in both reviews. Detail levels are generally quite good, and grain resolves tightly, spiking at expected moments like in optical dissolves.
Scanner: Scanity
Transfer resolution: 2K
Sound element: 35 mm optical track
Picture and sound restoration: Swedish Film Institute <
Summer Interlude features an LPCM Mono track in the original Swedish. This is a nicely robust sounding track that has a lot of the same pluses in its renditions of music that I mentioned in the To Joy Blu-ray review, but this film also derives a good deal of sonic activity from outdoor scenes rife with ambient environmental effects. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.
Criterion has packaged To Joy and Summer Interlude on one disc, and neither film is afforded any supplementary material.
While the world of Black Swan is probably even more psychologically roiling than in this film, take a look at Maj-Britt Nilsson in the first screenshot I've uploaded to accompany this review and see if you don't think she bears at least a bit of a resemblance to Natalie Portman in Portman's Oscar winning role (it doesn't hurt that both films feature Swan Lake as purported "plot elements"). This is a rather melancholic film in a lot of ways, and there's maybe even just the slightest presaging of sentiments that might be likened to the #metoo movement, but despite some of this provocative content, Summer Interlude is in fact a rather weirdly peaceful and ultimately sanguine depiction of a certain kind of post traumatic stress disorder. Technical merits are generally solid. Recommended.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Kris
1946
2003
En lektion i kärlek
1954
Nattvardsgästerna
1963
Såsom i en spegel
1961
Hamnstad
1948
Sommaren med Monika
1953
Till glädje
1950
Törst
1949
Riten / The Ritual
1969
En passion
1969
Efter repetitionen
1984
Nära livet
1958
Skepp till Indialand / A Ship Bound for India
1947
Kvinnodröm
1955
Kvinnors väntan / Secrets of Women
1952
Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
1980
Gycklarnas afton
1953
Tystnaden
1963
Skammen
1968