Summertime
Prejudice for a lesbian couple. Situation beyond control may soon pull them apart. A Spanish-American romantic drama.
24 September 1990, Paris, France
9 April 1976, France
November 15, 2016
I'll warn you; Summertime will break your heart.
July 22, 2016
What makes Summertime really refreshing is that it doesn't treat its central romance as anything but wholly normal, despite the attitude of other characters, or indeed, the tenor of the time in which it is set.
July 21, 2016
For a while, Summertime seems to be as much about the French second-wave feminist movement as it is about its central romance.
October 10, 2016
Summertime is a gorgeously shot film by the French director Catherine Corsini that swoons over a lesbian love affair between Cécile de France and Izia Higelin.
January 01, 2017
The moderate highs and lows of Delphine and Carole's may not go down as a classic love story. But the sincerity of its actresses (including Noémie Lvovsky as Delphine's quietly observant, unyielding mother) keeps you fully invested in their journey.
July 23, 2016
Two dull people have a dull love affair in "Summertime," a French drama that drags on like an August afternoon.
July 21, 2016
While the physical contrasts between Ms. de France and Ms. Higelin are striking, the differences of temperament and background that separate their characters rarely feel simplified.
November 15, 2016
La Belle Saison is far from groundbreaking, but perhaps that's where its newness lies: in simply bringing queer women's concerns into mainstream arthouse filmmaking.
July 21, 2016
A rare look at the era through women's eyes.
July 21, 2016
Artfully calculated and authentically felt, the unexpectedly effective "Summertime" combines the conventional structure of classic movie romance with a sensual same-sex frankness that couldn't be more up-to-date.
