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== Release Information ==
[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/eric-rohmers-tribute-to-his-younger-self In 1996, due to various economic issues] with independent movie theaters, home video, the film did not release in the United States along with many other foreign films. It finally had limited release in 2014.


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*[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/eric-rohmers-tribute-to-his-younger-self ''Éric Rohmer's Tribute to his Younger Self'']


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Conte d'été
Film poster
Directed byÉric Rohmer
Written byÉric Rohmer
Produced byFrançoise Etchegaray
Margaret Ménégoz
StarringMelvil Poupaud
CinematographyDiane Baratier
Edited byMary Stephen
Music byPhilippe Eidel
Sébastien Erms
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release date
5 June 1996 (1996-06-05)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$198,126[1]

A Summer's Tale (French: Conte d'été) is a 1996 French romance film directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in his Contes des quatre saisons (Tales of the Four Seasons) series, which includes A Tale of Springtime (1990), Conte d'été, Autumn Tale (1998), and A Tale of Winter (1992). Conte d'été stars Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Aurélia Nolin, and Gwenaëlle Simon.

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot

Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud), a young mathematician and musician, is on holiday by the seaside in Dinard, a small Breton seaside resort, before starting a new job. Over roughly three weeks he meets a trio of women. First is Margot (Amanda Langlet), a cheerful waitress who enjoys spending time with Gaspard, but isn't interested in more than a friendship. Solene (Gwenaëlle Simon) is more affectionate and sensual - she's willing to have a relationship with Gaspard if he will commit to only her. Then there's Lena (Aurelia Nolin), Gaspard's longtime semi-girlfriend whose ambiguous romantic attitude towards him keeps him in a state of permanent consternation. Gaspard awaits Lena, who does not immediately arrive. Only a short while after this, he crosses paths with Margot, and they develop a strong friendship; Gaspard also has a fling with Solène, Margot's adventure-seeking friend. Lena eventually does turn up, and by this time, Gaspard has become attached to all three women. As the summer wears on, Gaspard finds himself increasingly torn between the three women, finding each the most appealing when he's with her, and recognizing that the day is fast approaching when he will have to choose.[3]

Cast

Release Information

In 1996, due to various economic issues with independent movie theaters, home video, the film did not release in the United States along with many other foreign films. It finally had limited release in 2014.

References

  1. ^ "A Summer's Tale". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Summer's Tale". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  3. ^ Berardinelli, James (2000). "A Summer's Tale (Conte d'été)", Reelviews. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

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