Summer Things

2002 1h 43m FR

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 108

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Two couple of friends, one very rich, the other almost homeless, decide to go on Holiday. Julie, a single mother, joins them too. Once at seaside, it starts a complicate love cross among them that will involve also a transsexual, a jealous brother, a Latin Lover and another nervous stressed couple. Not to mention about the daughter of one of them that is secretly in Chicago with one of her father's employees... At the end of the summer, all of them will join the same party...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Charlotte Rampling
Elizabeth Lannier
Jacques Dutronc
Bertrand Lannier
Michel Blanc
Jean-Pierre
Carole Bouquet
Lulu
Denis Podalydès
Jérôme
Karin Viard
Véro
Clotilde Courau
Julie
Vincent Elbaz
Maxime

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Blanc
Writers: Michel Blanc
Languages: German, Italian, French, English
Countries: France, Italy, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, Italian, French, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Summer Things" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Blanc, shot by Sean Bobbitt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Charlotte Rampling and Jacques Dutronc and Michel Blanc carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0290916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michel Blanc directs. Sean Bobbitt behind the camera. Maryline Monthieux cuts. Produced in France, Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, Italian, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, Italian, French, English.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, United Kingdom.
4Part of the "Summer Things" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Michel Blanc, shot by Sean Bobbitt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Maryline Monthieux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Charlotte Rampling and Jacques Dutronc and Michel Blanc carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0290916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "infidelity", "beach", "france", "based on novel or book".
10Released under 17 different titles around the world.