Summer's Tale
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1941-01-01
Runtime: 12 mins
Director: Arne Sucksdorff
Writer: Arne Sucksdorff
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Summer's Tale
Production Companies: SF Studios
Production Countries: Sweden
Cast
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