"June Night": The small town girl is bold and loves, and who can blame her for seeing different thoughts

In Per Lindbergh's June Night, Ingrid Bergman brilliantly portrays a rebellious small-town Swedish girl who strives to break free from the shackles of Puritan social morality and the greedy curiosity of those around her about her private lives.

While the film may seem like a crime film at first, it is soon revealed that it is actually a drama film, as warner films did before the Hays Code of Laws in the early 1930s, offering a sharp social critique. These include class issues, the social integration of Swedish society, women's careers in male-dominated occupations, and the rapid changes in love expectations, which are the core topics of the film.

Bergman plays a small-town girl from upper-middle-class background who has an illicit relationship with a working-class sailor. But eventually tired of him, he realized that there was no future with him, and laughed at him. Enraged, he shot and injured her so much that she had to undergo emergency surgery.

To make matters worse, she was reported in the national media as she testified against the attackers in court. Locals also pointed fingers at her and did not sympathize with her.

So she came to the big city of Stockholm, changed her identity, and started a new life. However, changing her name still did not solve her problem. Moreover, she faces new challenges, the common problems faced by young women who live and work alone in big cities.

Unsurprisingly, the sailor who shot her ended up out of prison and came to Stockholm to find her and try to win her back. In addition, although she did not want to be disturbed anymore, there was a stubborn journalist who continued to pester, and of course, this reporter, as a representative of the Swedish media, became the object of ridicule in the film.

Although the director is skilled, the narrative and plot of "June Night" are still a bit blunt. The film lacks a sense of urgency and lacks strong emotions. The film was so intent on fully exploring the role of women in Swedish society that it sacrificed the fullness of Bergman's role. She is mysterious and has a lot of personality, and we can understand her intellectually, but it's hard to identify with her emotionally.