Summer 1993

Name: Summer 1993
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: May 25, 2018
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Berta Pipó, Bruna Cusí, David Verdaguer, Etna Campillo, Fermí Reixach

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Oscilloscope Laboratories | Release Date: May 25, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Berta Pipó, Bruna Cusí, David Verdaguer, Etna Campillo, Fermí Reixach, Isabel Rocatti, Laia Artigas, Montse Sanz, Paula Blanco, Paula Robles

Summary: In the summer 1993, following the death of her parents, six years old Frida moves from Barcelona to the Catalan province to live with her aunt and uncle, who are now her new legal guardians. The country life is a challenge for Frida – time passes differently in her new home and the nature that surrounds her is mysterious and estranging. SheIn the summer 1993, following the death of her parents, six years old Frida moves from Barcelona to the Catalan province to live with her aunt and uncle, who are now her new legal guardians. The country life is a challenge for Frida – time passes differently in her new home and the nature that surrounds her is mysterious and estranging. She now has a little sister for whom she has to take care of and has to deal with new feelings, such as jealousy. Often, Frida is naively convinced that running away would be the best solution to her problems. Yet, the family does what it can to achieve a fragile new balance and bring normality to their life. Occasional family outings to a local fiesta or a swimming pool, cooking or listening to jazz in the garden bring them moments of happiness. Slowly, Frida realizes that she is there to stay and has to adapt to the new environment. Before the season is over, she has to cope with her emotions and her parents have to learn to love her as their own daughter.… Expand

Director: Carla Simón

Genre(s): Drama, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Kyle Turner

May 24, 2018

The film confronts directly the contradictory feelings and impulses of a child who must assimilate into a new family, but Simón foregoes the bells and whistles of many other family melodramas, crafting instead an extraordinary and beautiful work of grief and memory. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

May 24, 2018

Summer 1993 is movingly understated and beautifully acted. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

May 24, 2018

Ultimately, this is a memorable look at our desire to love and feel safe, to connect and belong — and the unexpected ways in which families can reshape and grow. Read full review

Jay Weissberg

Mar 29, 2017

Striking a careful balance between narrative and atmosphere, the writer-director paints a vivid portrait of a light-filled summer when a little girl has to face the loss of her mother and integration into a new nuclear family Read full review

Robert Abele

May 23, 2018

Anchored by a pair of extraordinary child performances and titled like something you’d scrawl fondly under a faded photograph in a well-thumbed album, Summer 1993 is a delicately brushed memory of confusion and joy, as if the movie itself can only smile awkwardly — and eventually, tearfully — as it looks back trying to make sense of it all. Read full review

David Lewis

Jun 14, 2018

This is a film that would never work without brilliant casting of the child actors, and it’s a marvel to watch the interplay between the young girls, who don’t deliver a false note. Read full review

Jonathan Holland

Mar 29, 2017

Childhood memoirs always are under threat from self-indulgence and sentimentality, but 1993 successfully sidesteps both, establishing Simon as a talent to watch. Read full review

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KristinaZorita

Aug 14, 2018

A though but moving approach to the family loss. The cast is superb, but the two child actors are amazing

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emdiuentina

May 11, 2022

This film captures the grief of Frida. You feel part of the story as it is very realistic. The scenes and situations are very common, so you can identify with the characters.

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cornudella

May 24, 2022

Molt bona triada d'actors, un film espectacular sobre la pèrdua i la família.

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RAISEDbyWOLVES

Jun 18, 2018

@ CIFF 42 a child's perspective of loss of her family and how she copes with a new family and little sister. Two wonderful child actors sell the film. A hint of danger

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GreatMartin

Jun 15, 2018

One of the major advantages of having a theatre like The Classic Gateway Theatre is that you get to see most of the independent films and will come across a stunner now and then but that is not the case with “Summer 1993”. Based on the true story of the director and screenwriter of the movieOne of the major advantages of having a theatre like The Classic Gateway Theatre is that you get to see most of the independent films and will come across a stunner now and then but that is not the case with “Summer 1993”. Based on the true story of the director and screenwriter of the movie Carla Simon we follow 6-year-old Frida (Laia Artigas), upon the death of her mother and father, sent to live with her mother’s brother Esteve (David Verdaguer), his wife Marga (Bruni Cusi) and their 3-year-old child Anna (Paula Robles).

We watch Frida as she adjusts, or doesn’t, to her new life and how her new family adjusts or doesn’t, to this addition into their home. Unable to understand or vocalize her pain Frida lashes out in awkward, sometimes dangerous and, other times, bewildering ways.

I missed an important factor in the movie which is primarily explained in the title and the last 2-3 minutes of the film which became obvious about a few incidents that take place in the movie. I don’t usually give spoilers in film reviews and I won’t here but I am more surprised that I didn’t catch on to this.

In spite of that disclosure, I didn’t find “Summer 1993” interesting enough to recommend it though Laia Artigas as Frida gives a natural performance and you can feel what she doesn’t seem to be able to express.… Expand

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