Spring Blossom

Play trailer

1:33

Spring Blossom

2021

1h 13m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

93%

Tomatometer

43 Reviews

50%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Suzanne (Suzanne Lindon) is sixteen. She is bored with people her own age. From the outside, everything appears lovely in her charmed world, but the everyday monotony of school and her relationships with friends and family feels completely uninspired. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theater. There, she meets a 35-year-old actor named Raphaël (Arnaud Valois, BPM (Beats Per Minute )). Despite their age difference they find in each other an answer to their ennui and develop a strong connection. Immersed in the world of grown-ups and adult choices, Suzanne begins questioning the pitfalls of blossoming too quickly and missing out on life -- the life of a 16-year-old, which she had struggled so much to enjoy in the same way as her peers.

Critics Consensus

An enchanting debut for writer-director-star Suzanne Lindon, Spring Blossom captures first love with fittingly delicate beauty.

Read Critics Reviews

Angie Han

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jun 3, 2021

I appreciated how much it takes her experience, her feelings, and her agency without judgment or handwringing.

Go to Full Review

Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

May 24, 2021

Such a confident and self-assured debut would be remarkable for a filmmaker of any age, as "Spring Blossom" is a finely wrought, sensitively felt and artistically bold work.

Go to Full Review

Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

May 20, 2021

Lindon's... work occasionally feels like a pastiche. At the same time, she rejects the trope of the angsty teenager, capturing adolescent alienation with buoyancy and subtle whimsy.

Go to Full Review

Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Sep 7, 2022

What Suzanne Lindon achieves in Spring Blossom is truly surprising, and her voice is clear and heartfelt. [Full review in Spanish]

Go to Full Review

Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 17, 2022

3.5/5

It’s a far cry from conventional storytelling which is pretty impressive coming from a filmmaker just beginning what could be a wonderful career in cinema.

Go to Full Review

Júlia Gaitano Mendizábal

El antepenúltimo mohicano

Aug 4, 2021

3/5

The mere fact that a voice as young as that of the director Suzanne Lindon makes its way into the current vast audiovisual panorama is something to celebrate. [Full review in Spanish]

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

florent m

@FlorentMagnoac Sep 30, 2021

A beautifully bad example of nepotism...or how a 21yo is given to make a movie about nothing because she is the daughter of stars actors. Completely shallow, a movie about things nobody care and the sweet torment of privileges. It's not even well written or acted and has nothing for it going on. It cannot even manage well its influence. Only good thing here it is smart enough to be pretty short.

See more

May 27, 2021

No beginning. No ending. The whole thing could've been filmed in 5 minutes. Absolute waste of time.

See more

Apr 12, 2021

Adorable feel good movie of internal happiness above the mundane

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Suzanne Lindon

Director

Suzanne Lindon

Suzanne

Arnaud Valois

Raphaël Frei

Frédéric Pierrot

Le père de Suzanne

Florence Viala

La mère de Suzanne

Rebecca Marder

Marie

In the Aisles

89%

69%

In the Aisles

Watchlist

TRAILER

for In the Aisles

Bobby

100%

87%

Bobby

Watchlist

Ramona

100%

%

Ramona

Watchlist

Sweetheart

100%

50%

Sweetheart

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Sweetheart

Peak Season

96%

83%

Peak Season

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Spring Blossom: Trailer 1

1:33

Now Playing

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Suzanne (Suzanne Lindon) is sixteen. She is bored with people her own age. From the outside, everything appears lovely in her charmed world, but the everyday monotony of school and her relationships with friends and family feels completely uninspired. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theater. There, she meets a 35-year-old actor named Raphaël (Arnaud Valois, BPM (Beats Per Minute )). Despite their age difference they find in each other an answer to their ennui and develop a strong connection. Immersed in the world of grown-ups and adult choices, Suzanne begins questioning the pitfalls of blossoming too quickly and missing out on life -- the life of a 16-year-old, which she had struggled so much to enjoy in the same way as her peers.

Director: Suzanne Lindon
Producer: Caroline Bonmarchand
Screenwriter: Suzanne Lindon
Production Co: Eskwad, Bangumi, Avenue B Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 13m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings