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Four people who have intellectual disabilities create L'Arche, a commune at the edge of a beautiful forest near Paris.
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English (United Kingdom)
  • Director:
    Randall Wright
  • Producer:
    Randall Wright, Richard Wilson
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $44.2K
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Cast & Crew

Jean Vanier
Randall Wright
Director
Randall Wright
Producer
Richard Wilson
Producer
John Harle
Original Music
Patrick Duval
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Paul Binns
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  • Well-intentioned but cloying.

    April 16, 2020 | Full Review…

    Ben Sachs

    Chicago Reader

  • Director Randall Wright keeps things simple. Nothing much happens, really, but the film's optimistic take on life is like an easygoing stroll through a verdant forest. It's invigorating.

    April 26, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Thomas Lee

    San Francisco Chronicle

  • Wright's film provides considerable insight into how various special-needs conditions might be better handled by society than they are presently.

    April 5, 2018 | Full Review…

    Dennis Harvey

    Variety

  • The movie's Edenic vision prioritizes long footage of group meals and daily routines over talk of funding or governmental policy, which will suit viewers wanting to vicariously experience a community where acceptance is the overriding principle.

    March 23, 2018 | Full Review…

    John DeFore

    Hollywood Reporter

  • Regardless of it all, the characters are so uninhibited and candid they achieve, without effort, a naturalism that would be the envy of any method actor.

    March 23, 2018 | Full Review…

    John Anderson

    America Magazine

  • "Summer in the Forest" is an extraordinarily tender documentary that asks what it means to be human. Here, even the most gentle scenes raise mighty questions.

    March 22, 2018 | Full Review…

    Ken Jaworowski

    New York Times
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