Rotten
Distractingly lovely to look at, the film can't make Sangaile's struggles or triumphs matter.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
The Summer of Sangaile
2015 · 1h 28m · NOT RATED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Alantė Kavaitė
Overview
Sangaile, a 17-year-old spending the summer at her parents’ lakeside villa, becomes drawn to a free-spirited girl she meets at a nearby aeronautical show. As they grow closer, she begins to confront her fears and embrace a connection that encourages her to pursue her passion for flight.
Director and cast
- Alantė Kavaitė Director
- Julija Steponaitytė as Sangaile
- Aistė Diržiūtė as Auste
- Jūratė Sodytė as Sangaile's Mother
- Martynas Budraitis as Sangailės tėvas
- Laurynas Jurgelis as Saulius
- Nelė Savičenko as Sangailės motinos draugė
- Inga Šalkauskaitė as Austės motina
- Gailė Butvilaitė as Austės draugė
- Anupras Jucius as Austės draugas
- Ignas Gužauskas as Austės draugas
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Dreamy and delicate, trite and oh so earnest, "The Summer of Sangaile" presents a soft-core frolic in teenage Sapphic bliss with the solemnity of a world-shattering event.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
"Thanks for being you," Sangaile says to Auste at one point. It's a simple statement, maybe a little sentimental, but in this tale of young love, it works.
Abbey Bender, Village Voice
Fresh
Awash with ripe, voluptuous summertime imagery and brimming with aborning adolescent female sexuality, The Summer of Sangaile is an appealingly simple, poetically conceived teen coming-of-age tale.
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
There's something cold about Sangaile.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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