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  • 1999
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 1999
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 52 m
Late August, Early September

Summary A story about the transition from late youth to early maturity, the film follows several friends and lovers as they come to make decisions on how to live their lives--getting a job more in harmony with ones ideals, committing to a lover, giving up a lover that no longer loves you: a film about grown-ups growing up.

Directed By: Olivier Assayas

Written By: Olivier Assayas

  • 1999
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 1999
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 52 m

Late August, Early September

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
70
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Summary A story about the transition from late youth to early maturity, the film follows several friends and lovers as they come to make decisions on how to live their lives--getting a job more in harmony with ones ideals, committing to a lover, giving up a lover that no longer loves you: a film about grown-ups growing up.

Directed By: Olivier Assayas

Written By: Olivier Assayas

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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
70
82% Positive
18 Reviews
18% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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An insightful film that takes us on a nuanced emotional journey with a group of friends trying to make sense of the romantic choices they've made, it has the sympathy and psychological acuity we've come to recognize as the hallmark of French cinema at its best. [20 Aug 1999, p.F14]
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
80
A beautifully realized tale focusing on an ambitious but unfulfilled group of intellectuals, who react in differing ways to the illness that befalls their mentor, a brilliant writer (Francois Cluzet).
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75
Late August, Early September comes closer than any movie I can remember to capturing the nuances of relationships between overarticulate characters who can't figure out where they really stand with each other. [12 Jul 1999]
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A demanding, rewarding (if overlong) and - yes - a personally felt experience.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
70
A kaleidoscopic but engrossing study of the shifting sands of friendship among a group of Parisians, "Late August, Early September" reps a major advance by writer-director Olivier Assayas in warmth and maturity of observation.
By Derek Elley FULL REVIEW
60
Assayas uses the same fluent handheld style as Irma Vep, and there's a practised ease with which he draws fine, naturalistic performances from his ensemble. [20 Aug 1999, p.5]
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40
Assayas' attempt to present a multi-perspective Polaroid view of Adrien and his circle fall back on the tired technique of abruptly punctuating grainy, handheld sequence with jump cuts. A disappointingly sterotypical French film.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Dacia Films, Cinéa, Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Sofinergie 1, SofyGram
Release Date Jul 7, 1999
Duration 1 h 52 m
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Website http://www.zeitgeistfilm.com/current/lateaugust/lateaug.html
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Awards

San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Turia Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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