Summer's Tale
Overview
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.
Release date
01/01/1941
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Original Soundtrack
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Konzert am Tümpel
Die Demonstration
Lok im Garten - ein ungewöhnliches Hobby
Sarajevo Film Festival
Giri Chit
S'altra banda
Hugo Pratt, trait pour trait
After the Endling
Mother of Fire
Una vuelta a Mallorca en camello
Lockedout
Early Years
A Love
Kitchen Beets
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Hollywood Hobbies
La Venganza De Moctezuma
Chiyo
The Triadic Ballet
Paleo Impulse