A Summer's Tale
1996 · Movie · 114 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
Set in a Breton seaside resort, a young man waits for his girlfriend’s uncertain arrival and uses the time to befriend and flirt with two local women. As chance meetings stack up, his intentions get tangled, especially once his girlfriend finally shows up and his romantic plans shift.
Also known as Tales of Four Seasons: A Summer's Tale · A Tale of Summer
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Details
- Original title
- Conte d'été
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-06-05
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (264 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, dialogue-driven French summer romance with lingering tension and relationship analysis; Not for you if you prefer fast action or clearer decisiveness, or if you didn’t like Before Sunrise or The Chorus.
Pros: charming summer romance; witty relationship talk; strong character chemistry | Cons: slow, measured pace; indecisive lead; heavy dialogue focus
Themes
- beach
- waitress
- holiday
- coming of age
- graduate
Cast & crew
Melvil Poupaud
as Gaspard
Amanda Langlet
as Margot
Gwenaëlle Simon
as Solène
- AN
Aurelia Nolin
as Léna
- AL
Aimé Lefèvre
as Newfoundlander
- AG
Alain Guellaff
as Uncle
- EL
Evelyne Lahana
as Aunt
- YG
Yves Guérin
as Accordionist
Franck Cabot-David
as Cousin
Directed by Éric Rohmer