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  • 2021
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2021
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 13 m

Summary Suzanne is 16. She is bored with people of her age. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theater. There, she meets an older man, and becomes obsessed with him. Despite their age difference, they find in each other an answer to their ennui and fall in love. But Suzanne is afraid she’s missing out on life – that life of a 16-y...

Directed By: Suzanne Lindon

Written By: Suzanne Lindon

  • 2021
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2021
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 13 m

Spring Blossom

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary Suzanne is 16. She is bored with people of her age. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theater. There, she meets an older man, and becomes obsessed with him. Despite their age difference, they find in each other an answer to their ennui and fall in love. But Suzanne is afraid she’s missing out on life – that life of a 16-y...

Directed By: Suzanne Lindon

Written By: Suzanne Lindon

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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31% Mixed
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90
May 20, 2021
Lindon’s youth is remarkable, because her point of view on the experience of the teenage girl is so immediate. But such a confident and self-assured debut would be remarkable for a filmmaker of any age, as “Spring Blossom” is a finely wrought, sensitively felt and artistically bold work.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
75
May 19, 2021
It takes great maturity and confidence to make a film about the emergence of a young woman’s sexuality that also dares to ask complex, provocative questions while understanding there are no simple answers. Suzanne Lindon is such a filmmaker, and her brisk, entertaining debut Spring Blossom is such a film.
By Christopher Schobert FULL REVIEW
70
May 21, 2021
Few seasoned filmmakers can boast the lightness of touch, the comedic timing, and proficiency with an ensemble cast that the 21-year-old Lindon so nonchalantly possesses. The film would’ve been a treat if it were made by an established auteur; the fact that a complete newcomer concocted the entire thing makes it even more impressive.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW
70
May 19, 2021
The fact that Lindon doesn’t judge the situation as much as she simply shows it is a sign of her intelligence as a promising young filmmaker — one who has both dared to expose herself onscreen and then dared to let the audience judge for themselves.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
63
May 23, 2021
Lindon takes these various licenses she gives herself and her movie to conjure up something thoughtful, tender and coming-of-age insightful in Spring Blossom.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
May 19, 2021
As a gently exploratory portrait of adolescence, Spring Blossom is tender, amiable and sweetly played, but it doesn’t risk (or say) all that much.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW
58
May 19, 2021
When Lindon isn’t at the mercy of her but-I’m-a-teenager ruse, Spring Blossom and its filmmaker get a chance to show off some real creative sparks, including a trio of musical numbers that offer cinematic style and emotional flair.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Avenue B Productions, Eskwad, Bangumi, La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date May 21, 2021
Duration 1 h 13 m
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Website http://suzanne16.com/
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Awards

Mar del Plata Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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