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  • 2014
  • G
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2014
  • G
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 53 m

Summary Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud), a recent university graduate, arrives at the seaside in Bretagne for a three week vacation before starting a new job. He’s hoping his sort-of girlfriend, the fickle Léna (Aurélia Nolin), will join him there; but as the days pass, he welcomes the interest of Margot (Amanda Langlet), a student of ethnology working...

Directed By: Éric Rohmer

Written By: Éric Rohmer

  • 2014
  • G
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2014
  • G
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 53 m

A Summer's Tale

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 14 Critic Reviews
91
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
7.9
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Summary Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud), a recent university graduate, arrives at the seaside in Bretagne for a three week vacation before starting a new job. He’s hoping his sort-of girlfriend, the fickle Léna (Aurélia Nolin), will join him there; but as the days pass, he welcomes the interest of Margot (Amanda Langlet), a student of ethnology working...

Directed By: Éric Rohmer

Written By: Éric Rohmer

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100
Jun 19, 2014
The Rohmer touch consists of nonchalance and effortless sensuality, not just in the people, but also in the landscape, somehow even in the air.
By Jonathan Kiefer FULL REVIEW
100
Jun 19, 2014
Whether it's the closest you'll get to the beach this year, or you have to tear yourself away from the dunes to enjoy it, it's an essential part of any movie-lover's summer.
By Alonso Duralde FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 17, 2014
It may seem like nothing much is happening on-screen, but by the time A Summer's Tale is all over, it feels like everything important has been said and done. Welcome to the magic of Rohmer, one final time.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
89
Sep 3, 2014
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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88
Jun 20, 2014
Looking at the picture’s mostly sun-drenched and drolly cheerful surface layer, one marvels at Rohmer’s unerring sense of what drama kings and queens young people can be.
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83
Jul 18, 2014
This is a movie of high innocence, set at a time in life when romantic love is still a frolic and the seaside is a balm that quells all ills.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 29, 2014
A Summer's Tale is one of those movies where it looks like nothing is happening; there is a lot of walking and talking (against exquisite backdrops), dissections and discourse about the intricacies of romance, the false signals, the fickleness.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Canal+, La Sept Cinéma, Les Films du Losange, Sofilmka
Release Date Jun 20, 2014
Duration 1 h 53 m
Rating G
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