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Summer of '42

1971 · 103 min

A sunlit, bittersweet reminiscence that drifts between goofy adolescent awkwardness and a quiet, aching sadness.

Directed by
Robert Mulligan
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser
Tagline
In everyone's life there's a "Summer of '42"
Overview
Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more concerned with getting laid than anything else. Hermie falls in love with the married Dorothy, whose husband is an army pilot recently sent to the battlefront of World War II.

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Directed by
Robert Mulligan
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • grief
  • memory
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
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
Humour4
Realism8
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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