Movielogr
Summer Paradise (1977)
Directed by Gunnel Lindblom
Overview
Conventions of civility among family members are severely strained by the very real breakup of the bonds between them. During a few days at a vacation home, Katha, a woman in late middle age, tries to cope with an influx of discontented, disconnected relatives. Her divorced daughter brings all sorts of people to the house, including a woman-friend accompanied by her psychotic son; the grandfather of the house is convinced he is dying and is satisfied by nothing; and some friends drop off their angry teenage son to stay with her, while they go on a long trip abroad. Her friend Emma doesn’t help much with keeping a lid on things, as she is a social worker who is fascinated by the awfulness of these situations.
Length 113 minutes
Actors
Marianne Aminoff | Maria Blomkvist | Anna Borg | Margaretha Byström | Agneta Ekmanner | Pontus Gustafsson | Mats Helander | Inga Landgré | Dagny Lind | Oscar Ljung | Holger Löwenadler | Toni Magnusson | Per Myrberg | Gösta Prüzelius | Sif Ruud | Göran Stangertz | Solveig Ternström | Birgitta Valberg