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RUNTIME
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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Last Summer
1981 1h 25m FR
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 7
Drama
Synopsis
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Gilbert, his brother Boule and some friends live in Estaque. Between carelessness, petty theft and social gloom, they feel like the outcasts of a society where Gilbert has no future. This is the "last summer" that he intends to spend there, dragging his idleness, nevertheless beginning a romance with Josiane, a nice worker.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Gérard Meylan
Gilbert
Ariane Ascaride
Josiane
Jean-Pierre Moreno
Mario
Djamal Bouanane
'Banane'
Malek Hamzaoui
'Le muet'
Karim Hamzaoui
Young boy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Frank Le Wita
- Writers
- Frank Le Wita, Robert Guédiguian
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Frank Le Wita, shot by Gilberto Azevedo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Vincent Pinel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Gérard Meylan and Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Moreno carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0080611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Frank Le Wita directs. Gilberto Azevedo behind the camera. Vincent Pinel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Frank Le Wita, shot by Gilberto Azevedo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Vincent Pinel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Gérard Meylan and Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Moreno carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0080611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gilberto Azevedo
- Editing
- Vincent Pinel
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Production companies
Who made it
- LE
Les Films de l'Arquebuse
Key crew
- ProducerRené Féret
- EditorVincent Pinel
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2024-03-01
Also known as
International titles
- Der letzte SommerDE
