Movie

Summer and Smoke

1961 · 118 min

A slow, emotionally intense drama of repressed desire and missed chances, with a melancholic, tense atmosphere and strong performances.

Tagline: In the heat of summer... the smoke of desire...
Overview: In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, isolation, grief
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
isolation
grief
betrayal
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild