''A Sunday in September'' ( sv, En söndag i september) is a 1963 Swedish drama film directed by

Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Biography Born into the Donner family of German descent, Jörn Donner was the son of ...

. It is the first feature-length film directed by Donner. The film follows a man named Stig (played by

Thommy Berggren Thommy Berggren, né Tommy William Berggren (born 12 August 1937) is a Swedish actor. He is known for having starred in several films directed by Bo Widerberg, and was often considered one of the foremost Swedish film and theatre actors from t ...

) and a woman named Birgitta (played by

Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her ...

) through their short-lived marriage. Harriet Andersson was widely praised by critics for her performance. The film was shown at the

24th Venice International Film Festival The 24th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1963. Jury * Arturo Lanocita (Italy) (head of jury) * Sergei Gerasimov (Soviet Union) * Lewis Jacobs (USA) * Hidemi Kon (Japan) * Claude Mauriac (Franc ...

where it received the Opera Prima prize for best directoral debut.

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* * 1963 films 1963 drama films Films directed by Jörn Donner Swedish drama films 1960s Swedish-language films 1963 directorial debut films 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-Sweden-film-stub