Summertime
2015 · Movie · Not Rated · 105 min · ★ 6.7 · 82% critics
In the early 1970s, a young woman leaves rural France for Paris and is swept into a feminist movement. As she begins a passionate relationship with a prominent activist, she’s pulled between new freedoms in the city and the expectations and pressures waiting back home.
Also known as La belle saison
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Details
- Original title
- La Belle Saison
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-08-19
- Language
- French
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (362 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a 1970s-set romance tied to feminist activism, with strong performances and a mix of city freedom and rural pressure; Not for you if you dislike explicit intimacy or want a plot with bigger surprises, like in Girlhood.
Pros: strong chemistry; engaging period setting; empowering feminist themes | Cons: familiar storyline; low sense of resistance; lots of nudity
Themes
- farm
- feminism
- love
- lgbt
- woman director
- sisterhood
- mother daughter relationship
- lesbian
Awards & recognition
- Lumière Award — Best Music · 2016
- César Award — Best Actress · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
Izïa Higelin
as Delphine
Cécile de France
as Carole
Noémie Lvovsky
as Monique
Laetitia Dosch
as Adeline
Kévin Azaïs
as Antoine
Loulou Hanssen
as Françoise
Benjamin Bellecour
as Manuel
Sarah Suco
as Fabienne
Calypso Valois
as Charlotte
Natalie Beder
as Marie-Laure
Directed by Catherine Corsini