A Summer Dress

1996 0h 16m FR

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 50

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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It's summer. Sébastien loves the singer Sheila. Lucia loves boys. As for Frédéric, all he wants to do is work on his tan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Frédéric Mangenot
Luc
Lucía Sánchez
Lucía
Sébastien Charles
Sébastien

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Ozon
Writers: François Ozon
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Ozon, shot by Yorick Le Saux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeanne Moutard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Frédéric Mangenot and Lucía Sánchez and Sébastien Charles carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Ozon directs. Yorick Le Saux behind the camera. Jeanne Moutard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by François Ozon, shot by Yorick Le Saux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jeanne Moutard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Frédéric Mangenot and Lucía Sánchez and Sébastien Charles carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0118036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.