Summer Games

1995 0h 28m FR

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 12

Drama

Synopsis

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18 year old Éric, on vacation in the South with his parents, decides to escape the stifling situation especially with his 50 year old father, and join a group of fellow youth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Lespert
Denis
Jalil Lespert
Éric
Julia Minguet
Marion
Mario Bels
Mario
Marianne Dupont
Marianne
Adoum Gombo
Adoum
Arnaud Massard
Arnaud
Jeff Michelas
Jeff

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laurent Cantet
Writers: Laurent Cantet
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Laurent Cantet, shot by Pierre Milon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas Bardinet 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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Jean Lespert and Jalil Lespert and Julia Minguet carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0122560 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laurent Cantet directs. Pierre Milon behind the camera. Thomas Bardinet cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

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1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Laurent Cantet, shot by Pierre Milon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Thomas Bardinet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean Lespert and Jalil Lespert and Julia Minguet carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0122560 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 25 themes, including "beach", "karaoke", "stalker", "romance".