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Last Summer

2023 · 104 min

A slow, uncomfortable study of desire and consequence that keeps you tense and complicit, with little relief.

Overview
One summer, a French teenager who has been living with his mother in the city moves in with his estranged father’s family in the countryside, where he clashes with his stepmother.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • family
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Written by
Catherine Breillat
Starring
Léa Drucker, Samuel Kircher, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Serena Hu, Angela Chen, Lila-Rose Gilberti, Karim Achoui
Cinematography
Jeanne Lapoirie
Runtime
104 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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