A Summer's Tale

A Summer's Tale

1996 · 114 min · FR · 7.3 (284 votes)
Dir. Éric Rohmer · Starring Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Gwenaëlle Simon, Aurelia Nolin, Aimé Lefèvre, Alain Guellaff · Music Sébastien Erms · Tales of the Four Seasons
RomanceDramaComedy

Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.

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A gentle, sun-drenched coming-of-age story. It feels like a warm, hazy summer memory, full of awkward encounters and the sweet pangs of first love. Perfect for quiet contemplation.

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