One Summer of Happiness (1951)
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Country: Sweden
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 1951-12-17
Director: Arne Mattsson
Writers: Per Olof Ekström , Volodja Semitjov , Olle Hellbom
Language: Swedish
Stars: Edvin Adolphson , Ulla Jacobsson , John Elfström , Folke Sundquist
Runtime: 103 min
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Egy nyáron át táncolt (Hungary) , Hon dansade en sommar , Un solo verano de felicidad (Mexico) , Plesala je jedno leto , One Summer of Happiness (United States of America) , Sommerdansen (Norway) , Sie tanzte nur einen Sommer , Она танцевала одно лето , I limni ton peirasmon (Greece) , Última Felicidade (Brazil) , One Summer of Happiness (United Kingdom) , 春の悶え (Japan) , Elle n'a dansé qu'un seul été (France, French Republic) , Hon dansade en sommar (Sweden) , Sie tanzte nur einen Sommer (Austria) , Zij danste slechts één zomer (Belgium) , Ona tańczyła jedno lato (Poland) , Hon Dansade En Sommar (India) , Un solo verano de felicidad (Spain) , Hun danset en sommer (Norway) , Haru no modae (Japan) , Ela Só Dançou Um Verão (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Hun dansede en sommernat (Denmark) , Plesala je eno samo poletje (Slovenia) , Un solo verano de felicidad (Argentina) , Hän tanssi kesän (Finland) , Ha ballato una sola estate (Italy)
Plot: After graduating from high school 19 year old Göran goes to his uncle Anders's farm in the countryside for recreation. It's summer and a lot of work to do at the farm, but he, the city student, isn't accustomed to that. He falls in love with 17 year old Kerstin, and suddenly he is very engaged in country life. Göran is a foreigner, but he quickly blends in with the village youth. They are in a bitter conflict with the vicar, who condemns all their activities as immoral. When the vicar forbids the youth to use the school for their meetings anymore, Anders gives them an old barn, which they start renovating. Kerstin has a strict mother, who in vain forbids her to take part in the youth activities. She goes there with Göran. She is a bit shy, but the romance between them develops step by step, until it is fulfilled a summer night, when they swim naked in a lake. Despite all efforts of Kerstin's parents and the vicar, they cannot stop Kerstin and Göran from meeting each other also when autumn has arrived. When a road accident suddenly ends Kerstin's life, Göran is accused by the vicar for being a seducer that had led Kerstin astray.
IMDB:tt0043652