Notes (Restored Version of the Northern Film Festival)

Cory 2022-01-18 08:01:21

"Bad Girl Monica" has an interview with Bergman sitting in the cinema in his later years recalling the film in the beginning of the restored version of "Bad Girl". He talked about how much pressure he had to make this film and suffered a lot after it was released. Swearing; he saw Harriet Anderson's performance in a satirical theater and felt that she was full of "irresistible charm". After Anderson agreed to play Monica, Bergman smiled and said, "We are in love, in a superficial way." Finally Bergman snapped his fingers to the screening room and said, okay, let's start watching the movie. . [Plus this paragraph feels good]

Whether a straight male director fell in love with the heroine can really be seen through the movie. The Anderson in "The Bad Girl Monica" is not a beautiful woman in the traditional sense, but she is too attractive. She runs on the beach with her strong thighs, her hair is drenched by the waves, and her healthy skin is shining in the sun. Shiny. It's very nice to smile. Of course, for the first time in film history, there is a long stare at the audience that is not shy, simple, natural, sexy, and full of charm.

As for the plot, Monica is definitely the originator of the daughter...

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Extended Reading
  • Clifton 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    Perhaps the Scandinavian summer is too short, the summer loves in Bergman's works are always tragic, like illusory dreams fleeting. The biggest difference between movies and reality is that movies end in time, but life continues in boredom, which is why Monica is destined to leave.

  • Wiley 2022-04-22 07:01:48

    In addition to the great success of the character, Monica, a middle school girl, is nothing more than a life living in the clouds. In the end, the huge conflict between ideals and reality leads to a tragic ending.

Summer with Monika quotes

  • Monika Eriksson: Now we can go wherever we like.

    Harry Lund: Like you said that time at the cafe: "Let's go away!" Let's forget about all those bastards.

    Monika Eriksson: I hate them. Everyone who holds us back, who wants us to grovel.

    Harry Lund: Let them scurry around like rats - - we won't be there.

  • Harry Lund: Imagine them slaving away at Forsberg's now.

    Monika Eriksson: And down in that old cellar, carrying crates around in the dust and dirt.

    Harry Lund: We've rebelled, Monika, against all of them.