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A Burning Hot Summer

2011 · 95 min

A quiet, rueful remembrance of a summer among artists, drifting between tenderness and unease as memory circles a loss. Slow, intimate and tinged with sadness.}{.

Directed by
Philippe Garrel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette
Overview
Paul reflects on the summer he met Angèle and Frédéric as he watches his friend being laid to rest.

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Directed by
Philippe Garrel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • grief
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Philippe Garrel
Written by
Philippe Garrel, Caroline Deruas, Marc Cholodenko
Starring
Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette, Jérôme Robart, Vladislav Galard, Vincent Macaigne, Maurice Garrel
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Italy, Switzerland
Languages
Italian, French, English

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