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10:30 P.M. Summer

1966 · 85 min

A slow, humid, alcohol-soaked descent into marital rot and dreamlike obsession, with a constant undercurrent of dread.

Directed by
Jules Dassin
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
Claire's body - I never looked at her naked without seeing her with Paul
Overview
A female traveling companion seduces a married man and his alcoholic wife.

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Directed by
Jules Dassin
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • obsession
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Jules Dassin
Written by
Jules Dassin, Marguerite Duras
Starring
Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Peter Finch, Julián Mateos, Isabel María Pérez, Beatriz Savón, Juan Estelrich March, Tota Alba
Cinematography
Gábor Pogány
Runtime
85 min
Country
Spain, United States of America
Languages
English, French

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