The Summer House
“Sex, deception, violence....and other family values.”
Drama
The architect and head of the family Markus Larsen secretly lives out his bisexual tendencies while his wife Christine and their 11-year-old daughter Elisabeth drown in unbearable loneliness. When Markus gets to know the 12-year-old son of a colleague, he feels an immediate affection for the boy.
VIBE
This film feels like a suffocating, sun-drenched summer where unspoken desires and hidden truths fester beneath a veneer of upper-class perfection. It's a slow descent into psychological unease, leaving a lingering sense of dread.
melancholictenseunsettlingsomberslow-burnarthouse dramapsychological realismEuropean cinemadesiredeceptionlonelinessmoral decay
bisexuality
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified
The Summer House
2018
5.0 · 96 votes
ComedyDrama
Both melancholic
Bilitis
1977
5.4 · 112 votes
DramaRomance
Both melancholic
Libertad
2021
5.8 · 29 votes
Drama
Both melancholic
Love in Thoughts
2004
6.3 · 66 votes
DramaHistoryCrime
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
Goodnight Mommy
2015
6.7 · 1,755 votes
HorrorMysteryThriller
Both unsettling
Jonathan
2018
5.9 · 222 votes
DramaScience Fiction
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
Three
2010
6.1 · 86 votes
RomanceDramaComedy
Both melancholic
A Childhood
2015
6.9 · 30 votes
Drama
Both melancholic
Summertime
2016
6.3 · 302 votes
RomanceDrama
Both melancholic
Beauty
2011
5.8 · 35 votes
DramaThriller
Both tense
Year of the Jellyfish
1984
5.8 · 69 votes
ThrillerDramaRomance
Both melancholic
You & I
2014
6.7 · 51 votes
RomanceDrama
Both melancholic
Endless Summer Syndrome
2024
7.1 · 25 votes
ThrillerDrama
Both unsettling
Wheatfield
2022
6.5 · 49 votes
Drama
Both melancholic
The Summer I Turned 15
1976
5.5 · 25 votes
Drama
Both melancholic
Close
2022
7.8 · 1,085 votes
Drama
Both melancholic
Come Undone
2000
6.4 · 89 votes
RomanceDrama
Both melancholic