The Film surveys the life of a totally irresponsible fellow with his father in the hospital and he chucking his job and eloping with a girl, thinking he has rebelled against the world, spending his time with the girl in isolated places - dreaming - leading a low life and illusive happiness. This is what is comprehended in the beginning.
Afterwards it’s like a nice guy meets a rotten girl story. The female protagonist is depicted as a totally reckless, unstable minded and unlikeable character.
Monika doesn't get along with her parents. Her only escape from the harsh family life is romantic cinema and her boyfriend, Harry. The distressing life of Monika and Harry pushes them to escape the city to “Sweden’s backwaters” during the summer. When the summer's ends and they come back, the love ends. The worldly realism starts to eat into romanticism.
This work deals with love, romance between teens, youth, initial infatuation, abandoning family, teenage unwed sex, young parenthood (which is still a current subject of worry and discussions), hunger, marriage, disillusionment, despair, frustration, abandoning the unplanned child, brutality of life, delirium, reality, boredom and ultimate disaster.
The Film shows the truth in a very realistic light, without any glamour and dramatization.
By the way, it was after watching Lars Ekborg, the leading actor, one is reminded of the later days Leonardo DiCaprio.
Despite a little bit of nudity, this would be a fantastic film to show the teens who think they know everything and plunges into serious and passionate relationship before they are even psychologically ready.
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