Summer Hours

Name: Summer Hours
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: May 15, 2009
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 85

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IFC Films | Release Date: May 15, 2009

Summary: The divergent paths of three forty-something siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th century art collection, dies suddenly. Left to come to terms with themselves and their differences, Adrienne, a successful New York designer, Frederic, an economist and university professor in Paris, and Jeremie, aThe divergent paths of three forty-something siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th century art collection, dies suddenly. Left to come to terms with themselves and their differences, Adrienne, a successful New York designer, Frederic, an economist and university professor in Paris, and Jeremie, a dynamic businessman in China, confront the end of childhood, their shared memories, background and unique vision of the future. [IFC films]… Expand

Director: Olivier Assayas

Genre(s): Drama, Family

Runtime: 103 min

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Joshua Rothkopf

As brightly alive a movie as the season will offer. Read full review

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Michael Phillips

It all comes together as formidably detailed and easy-breathing craftsmanship. Read full review

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David Edelstein

Hats off to Olivier Assayas's plain yet hauntingly beautiful Summer Hours, a true--albeit nonsecular--meditation on art and eternal life. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Assayas conveys with great understatement an entire constellation of emotions in Summer Hours. I wouldn't have minded a little bit of overstatement. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

The magic of Summer Hours is that even in its elusiveness, it gives us something to hang onto. Read full review

David Parkinson

Deftly played and beautifully photographed, this may lack depth, but its observations on human transience are deeply moving. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Even for a French drama, Summer Hours is so slow as to be practically still. Read full review

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CraigM

Jun 20, 2009

Wistful, poignant, low-key re-imagining of The Cherry Orchard.