Summer Paradise
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.
- Year: 1977
- Country: Sweden
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Svenska Filminstitutet, Cinematograph AB, SF Studios
- Keyword: woman director
- Director: Gunnel Lindblom
- Cast: Marianne Aminoff, Maria Blomkvist, Anna Borg, Margaretha Byström, Agneta Ekmanner, Pontus Gustafsson
