Sommerfuglene

Sommerfuglene (literally, The Butterflies; English title: Summer of Silence)^[1] is a Norwegian film from 1974 directed by Christian Boger.^[1][2][3][4]

Sommerfuglene
Directed by	Christian Boger
Written by	Christian Boger
Starring	Geraldine Chaplin Sally Newton Jonas Bergström Marit Halset Lars Nordrum Paul Kael Aud Fosse Tor Åge Bringsværd
Cinematography	István Korda Kovács
Edited by	Randi Weum
Music by	Paul Kael
Distributed by	Kommunenes filmcentral
Release date	April 15, 1974 (1974-04-15)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Plot

A young speech therapist arrives at a lonely farm in a 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.^[5]

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