Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

Storyline :

Smiles of a Summer Night 1955 Its late nineteenth century Sweden Middle aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his nineteen year old current wife Anne Egermans two year marriage has not yet been consummated Fredrik wants to give Anne as much time as she needs to feel comfortable before losing her virginity Although she loved Fredrik when they got married, Anne realizes she is attracted to Fredriks adult son, Henrik Egerman, a brooding seminary student who is home following his most recent exams Also a virgin, Henrik has been in an awkward flirtation with the Egermans sexually experienced maid, Petra, in an effort to lose his virginity When she first sees actress Desiree Armfeldt, Anne, without Fredrik telling her, knows that Desiree and Fredrik used to be lovers, the two who still have feelings for each other Desiree currently is having an affair with married Count Carl Magnus Malcolm While he is jealous of any man who Desiree shows any attention to such as Fredrik, he is not the same with his young wife, the Countess Charlotte Malcolm, who he freely allows to have affairs of her own, or so he says The Countess and Anne also happen to be friends Largely orchestrated by Desiree, these interrelationships may play themselves out on one summer overnight social gathering at Desirees mothers house, but not without the potential of some unforeseen tragic consequences