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A Summer's Tale
Comedy, Drama, Romance - 1996
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Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.
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Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
5 Jun 1996
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A Summer's Tale is one of those movies where it looks like nothing is happening ...
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
29 Aug 2014
fresh:
Few directors could say as much with as little as Eric Rohmer.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
22 Aug 2014
fresh:
There's a purity to the experience of watching a film so naturalistic, like living in someone else's life for two hours.
– Barbara VanDenburgh,
Arizona Republic,
21 Aug 2014
fresh:
The best films leave space for viewers to interpret the action. Here Rohmer insists on it.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
31 Jul 2014
fresh:
This is a movie of high innocence, set at a time in life when romantic love is still a frolic and the seaside is a balm that quells all ills.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Jul 2014
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