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Sommerfuglene (literally, The Butterflies; English title: Summer of Silence) is a Norwegian film from 1974 directed by Christian Boger.

Plot

A young speech therapist arrives at a lonely farm in an mysterious forest to teach a teenage girl to speak after many years of silence. He encounters a strange family, and the summer is full of emotions, confusion, and love hidden in a veil of silence and sounds. Laughter and fun resonate in tragedy. They are surrounded by summer with jealousy, suspicion, and fear, behind closed doors and windows. Occasionally there is a picnic in the forest, or a boat trip on the river, and then sudden departure when summer is over.

Cast

• Geraldine Chaplin as Anne Zimmler
• Sally Newton as Sally Zimmler
• Jonas Bergström as Jonas Voight
• Marit Halset as Mrs. Zimmler
• Lars Nordrum as Mr. Zimmler
• Paul Kael as Carl
• Aud Fosse as Mrs. Voight
• Tor Åge Bringsværd as a railway employee

References

1. ^ Krawc, Alfred (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the Beginnings to 1984). Munich: Saur. p. 269.
2. "Sommerfuglene – norsk film med internasjonalt tilsnitt". Gjengangeren. No. 114. May 21, 1973. p. 6. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
3. "Norsk Chaplin". Bergens Arbeiderblad. No. 70. March 24, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
4. Staalesen, Gunnar (July 26, 1974). "Sommerfuglene". Bergens Arbeiderblad. No. 169. p. 7. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
5. "Sommerfuglene". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

External links

• Sommerfuglene at IMDb
• Sommerfuglene at the National Library of Norway

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