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The Summer of Love

2017

A nostalgic, music-filled stroll through a cultural turning point, informative and colourful but rarely gripping.

Directed by
Lyndy Saville
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Ryan Mandrake, Johnnie Walker, Simon Crocker
Tagline
The story of the cultural, social, and political changes that were brought about following the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco.
Overview
In 1967 an expressive, colourful musical force painted a backdrop of social change, fashion, love, turmoil and war. The world remembers the Summer of Love in 1967 as one of those moments when a unique and creative explosion of music and popular culture arrived in the UK and USA.

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  • Magellan TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Lyndy Saville
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Ryan Mandrake, Johnnie Walker, Simon Crocker
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • politics
  • war
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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