One of those winsome, nostalgic beach movies.
Last Summer (1969)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A wonderfully acted film about the experiences of four teenagers vacationing on the beach at Fire Island, Long Island. When tragedy strikes, the four youths are bound together for life by a... A wonderfully acted film about the experiences of four teenagers vacationing on the beach at Fire Island, Long Island. When tragedy strikes, the four youths are bound together for life by a terrible secret. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actress--Catherine Burns. [More]
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Cathy Burns
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Cathy Burns, Ralph Waite, Conrad Bain
Director: Frank Perry
Director: Frank Perry
Producer: Sidney Beckerman
Screenwriter: Eleanor Perry
Producer: Alfred W. Crown
Story: Evan Hunter
Composer: John Simon
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The best thing about the movie, however, are the performances that Perry has gotten from his new players, who manage to seem variously awkward and strident, dense and dumb, and sometimes very innocent, without ever being self-conscious about it.
There are good movies about other people's lives, but rarely a movie that recalls, if only for a scene or two, the sense and flavor of life the way you remember it.
Like their subjects, they too frequently mistake postures for performances and smartness for wisdom.
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