1996 · 114 min · NR

A Summer's Tale

Name: A Summer's Tale
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1996
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Gwenaëlle Simon, Aurelia Nolin, Aimé Lefèvre

Directed by Éric Rohmer · Romance, Drama, Comedy

A Summer's Tale (1996) is a Romance film, directed by Éric Rohmer set in Dinard during the 1990s, in summer.

Themes of love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Philippe EidelSébastien Erms

Cinematography

Diane Baratier

Cast

Melvil PoupaudAmanda LangletGwenaëlle SimonAurelia NolinAimé LefèvreAlain GuellaffEvelyne LahanaYves Guérin

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Dinard

Setting

Coastal Sea

When

1990s

Season

Summer

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing

Tone

RomanticContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

1970
Claire's Knee
Annecy — 1970s
dir. Éric Rohmer
1969
My Night at Maud's
Clermont-Ferrand — 1960s
Urbandir. Éric Rohmer
1986
The Green Ray
Paris · Cherbourg · Biarritz — 1980s
dir. Éric Rohmer

A Summer's Tale

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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