Summer (1996)
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| German title | summer | ||
| Original title | Conte d'été | ||
| Country of production | France | ||
| original language | French | ||
| Publishing year | 1996 | ||
| length | 113 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 6 | ||
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| Director | Eric Rohmer | ||
| script | Eric Rohmer | ||
| production | Margaret Ménégoz , Francoise Etchegaray | ||
| music | Philippe Eidel , Sébastien Erms | ||
| camera | Diane Baratier | ||
| cut | Mary Stephen | ||
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Summer is the third and penultimate part of the tetralogy of the tales of the four seasons (fr. Contes des quatre saisons ) by Éric Rohmer , created in 1996 . A young man, for lack of determination, finds himself between three women without being able to choose one.
action
Gaspard travels to the holiday resort of Dinard in Brittany during the summer after completing his studies . At the end of the summer he should start a job as a mathematician. Gaspard has arranged to meet his girlfriend Léna here to visit the Breton island of Ouessant .
He is in love with Léna and has traveled here without knowing if she will even come. The young woman is traveling with her sister in Spain and may want to visit her cousins. While he waits for her, he spends the days alone, composing a song for her and otherwise awaiting her call. He meets Margot. She studies ethnology and earns some money for the summer as a waitress in her aunt's café. They both become friends and spend some time together.
Margot, who says that she herself has a boyfriend on a research trip, gets a contradicting picture from the person she is talking to because he is not clear about his feelings. At first he seems shy towards women and seems dependent on Léna's inclinations. Actually, he doesn't love her and is just looking for love for the summer. Margot encourages Gaspard to meet Solène, who is interested in him. When the two meet by chance and spend the weekend together, Gaspard decides not to wait for Léna anymore. He suggests that Solène visit the island with him. He plays her the song he wrote for Léna and explains that it is for her.
He feels elated and thinks he is serious about Solène. When he explains this to Margot, she accuses him of manipulating women and being calculating towards them. Gaspard then makes his way to Solène to reveal his feelings to her. On the way he happens to meet Léna, who has been living with her cousins for a few days. They both spend a great day together. Léna explains to Gaspard that the nice thing about him is that she can talk to him without him thinking about one thing. Speaking to Margot, he explains that meeting Solène opened his eyes to the fact that he loved Léna.
Before he can explain this to Solène, he sees Léna again, who tells him that she is leaving to visit friends. They both have a big argument in which she tells Gaspard that she doesn't think he's good enough for herself. When he insists on her love, Léna forbids him to see her again. He's crying out at Margot. Only with her could he be himself, which is why he wanted to visit the island with her. He could certainly explain that to Léna and Solène. Margot and Gaspard kiss and Margot makes fun of Gaspard for having to choose between three women. Opposite Solène he doesn't dare to cancel the trip. He also makes an appointment with her for the tour. She invites him to a party in the evening. When he is back in his room, he receives a call from Léna, who wants to reconcile with him and make the trip. He should go with her to an appointment that evening.
Gaspard is completely desperate. He tries in vain to reach Margot. Then he receives a call. A friend found him an inexpensive eight-track tape recorder , but he had to be in La Rochelle the next day in order not to miss this opportunity. Relieved, the young man agrees, as this means that he has to leave immediately. When Margot answers, he tells her that he will be leaving that afternoon. She accompanies him to the ferry, which he takes without saying goodbye to Léna and Solène.
Remarks
- The other films in the tetralogy are spring tale ( 1990), autumn story (1998) and winter fairy tale (1992).
- Amanda Langlet , who played Margot, worked with Éric Rohmer back in 1983 . She played Pauline in Pauline on the Beach . In 2004 she took on a role in Triple Agent .
criticism
James Berardinelli stated in reelviews that 76-year-old Rohmer may have a better understanding of young love than young lovers. The film works because the characters are real and their circumstances are present, so that the viewer is almost inevitably drawn into the film. But the viewer has to bring one requirement: You have to be ready to enjoy the dialogues, and lots of them. The film has little conventional plot and focuses on the characters involved.
The lexicon of international films writes: With excellent actors, Rohmer develops the contradictions between feeling, word and action. Sensitive observations of summer lightness succeed in an almost documentary style and with the most economical means.
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Berardinelli: A Summer's Tale. A Film Review on Reelviews
- ↑ summer. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 13, 2017 .
Web links
- Summer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summer atRotten Tomatoes(English)