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A Summer's Tale (1996)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:12

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: A shy young man named Gaspard (Poupaud) takes a vacation in a small village of Normandy, France, to meet his girlfriend Lena. During an unsuccessful attempt to locate Lena, he meets Margot... A shy young man named Gaspard (Poupaud) takes a vacation in a small village of Normandy, France, to meet his girlfriend Lena. During an unsuccessful attempt to locate Lena, he meets Margot (Langlet) a pretty local servant girl. They become fast friends, and soon Gaspard finds himself physically attracted to Margot, but she has other plans for the lad and introduces him to a girl in town whom fancies him. In the midst of all this excitement, Gaspard attempts to remain true to his original lover, Lena, but is he really in love? Part three of director Eric Rohmer's "Four Seasons" series which includes AUTUMN TALE, TALE OF WINTER, and TALE OF SPRINGTIME. [More]

Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet

Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet

Director: Eric Rohmer

Director: Eric Rohmer
Producer: Françoise Etchegaray, Margaret Menegoz

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Todd McCarthy
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It's the kind of vaguely philosophical travelogue/not-exactly-love story audiences are virtually guaranteed to find either exotically fascinating or utterly interminable.

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01/01/00
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Those who are patient enough to persevere through the seemingly endless rambling conversations will catch snippets of intelligent repartee that make the film interesting and worthwhile.

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11/13/01
Brian Webster
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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
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The typically Rohmeresque talk, talk, talk is fetchingly photographed, though, and acted with unassuming charm by a fresh young cast. It's minor fun.

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Film Scouts

Rohmer has made an enjoyable comedy from this slight story.

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06/05/02
Ed Scheid
Ed Scheid
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06/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Demonstrates French writer and director Eric Rohmer's penchant for exploring all the nuances of dating and sexual politics.

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03/16/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

At the age of 76, filmmaker Eric Rohmer probably has a better understanding of young love than most young lovers do.

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02/14/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Poupaud may come off as callow and timid... but Rohmer seems to suggest that his youthful mistakes will make him a better man, a typically generous, hopeful, and convincing sentiment in a disarmingly winning film.

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Philip Martin
Philip Martin
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A beautiful and bittersweet romantic comedy from the evergreen French writer/director.

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Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
BBC

Curiously haunting, this film, yet it defies easy labels.

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It's always a delight to see the latest installment in Eric Rohmer's decades-long sequence of talky, almost actionless pictures about the romantic and ethical dilemmas of young French people.

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