
A sensitive lyrical offering from Ingmar Bergman SUMMER INTERLUDE deals with the innocence of first love & the transition from youth to adulthood two of the director-screenwriter's favorite themes & ones that he would revisit in later works When Marie (Maj-Britt Nilsson) a prima ballerina receives an old lover's diary after his death in a tragic accident she begins to reminisce about the happy summer she spent with Henrik (Birger Malmsten) her first love on an island near Stockholm A flashback shows the young couple in a playful carefree light full of energy & grace Since parting from Henrik Maria has emerged as a sucessful dancer with many admirers But she is dissatisfied with her present life & unable to forget the ardent love she experienced that one fateful summer long ago Serious & bittersweet this is a simple story told by a master filmmaker The ballet company of the Stockholm Royal Opera can be seen performing excerpts from SWAN LAKE