Movie

Summer's Tale

En sommarsaga

Arne Sucksdorff’s first film for Svensk Filmindustri, this lyrical short follows a fox cub through his playful explorations and predatory instincts in the Swedish forest. Blending moments of enchantment with unsentimental depictions of cruelty, the film captures the cycle of survival among animals with striking rhythmic editing and sensuous close-ups of fur, eyes, and forest textures. Rich in light and detail, Summer’s Tale became an enormously popular nature film and established Sucksdorff’s reputation for poetic documentary.

Director

Arne Sucksdorff

Screenplay

Arne Sucksdorff

Music

Gunnar Johansson

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1941

Original language

Swedish