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Au revoir l'été

2014 · 125 min

A quiet, sunlit drift through a seaside summer, where small encounters and unspoken feelings gently reshape a young woman's sense of self.

Overview
After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Koji Fukada
Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America, Japan
Languages
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