Summer of 85
Nobody since Eric Rohmer gets the joys and the agony of young love under the French summer sun as well as Ozon does, time and again.
Summer of 85
When Alexis (Félix Lefebvre) capsizes off the coast of Normandy, David (Benjamin Voisin) comes to the rescue and soon opens the younger boy’s eyes to a new horizon of friendship, art, and sexual bliss. David’s worldly demeanor and Jewish heritage deliver an ardent jolt to Alexis’s traditional, working-class upbringing. After Alexis begins working at the seaside shop owned by David’s mother (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), the two lovers steal every possible moment for a fugitive kiss, a motorcycle ride, or a trip to the cinema. Their relationship is soon rocked by a host of challenges, including an unexpected sexual rival (Philippine Velge) and a romantic oath that transcends life itself.
Adapted by François Ozon from Aidan Chambers’s groundbreaking LGBT young adult novel Dance on My Grave, Summer of 85 is a sexy, nostalgic reverie of first love and its consequences from one of France’s most versatile filmmakers. Their summer fling lasts just six weeks, but casts a shadow over a lifetime.
Adapted by François Ozon from Aidan Chambers’s groundbreaking LGBT young adult novel Dance on My Grave, Summer of 85 is a sexy, nostalgic reverie of first love and its consequences from one of France’s most versatile filmmakers. Their summer fling lasts just six weeks, but casts a shadow over a lifetime.
Genre
French Cinema,
LGBTQ,
Romance
Web Site
Runtime
100
Language
French
Director
François Ozon
Cast
Félix Lefebvre,
Benjamin Voisin,
Philippine Velge
Awards:
Nominee, Sebastiane Award ~ Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Nominee, Golden Seashell ~ Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Played at
Playhouse 7 6.18.21 - 7.01.21
Royal 6.18.21 - 7.08.21
Town Center 5 6.18.21 - 6.24.21
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 8.20.21 - 12.09.21
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