banalities of short skirts and modern-day streets and shops, and removed in time, it draws us closer." In 2012 the film was voted at number twenty on the 25 best Swedish films of all time list by a poll of 50 film critics and academics conducted by film magazine FLM. When Stanley Cavell saw Smiles of a Summer Night, he was so affected that he returned home and wrote about it the rest of that night. The experience led him to explore the intersection between his field, philosophy, and film. References External links Smiles of a Summer Night an essay by Pauline Kael at the Criterion Collection 1955 films Swedish comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films 1950s sex comedy films Adultery in films Films set in the 1890s Films set in country houses Films directed by Ingmar Bergman Films with screenplays by Ingmar Bergman Films scored by Erik Nordgren Films shot in Sweden 1955 comedy films Films set in Sweden 1950s Swedish films