A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job in the third film of Éric...
A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job in the third film of Éric Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons tetralogy. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town. She in turn introduces him to a further young lady who fancies him. Thus the quiet young lad finds he is having to do some tricky juggling in territory new to him.
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98 %49 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
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"Rohmer has a genius for taking a seemingly mundane situation and slowly tightening the screws."
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Time Out
Time Out"A delightful document on the dilemmas of young lurve."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"A Summer's Tale is vintage Eric Rohmer, his most richly satisfying film."
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Variety
Variety"Thoroughly distinctive take on the beach teen movie."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Strangely rigid comedy."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"Revealing human nature through articulate, multidimensional characters."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Astute, unhurried and gently amusing."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Simple yet inspired."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Few directors could say as much with as little as Eric Rohmer."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Fall into the rhythm of Rohmer’s beats, and you will hear the sound of humanity wrestling with everything that matters."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin ChronicleA Summer's Tale | Details
- Runtime
- 113
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- France
