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A Summer's Tale, originally titled Conte d'été, is a 1996 French comedy drama film directed and written by Éric Rohmer. Produced by Margaret Menegoz and the production company Les Films du Losange, the movie also involves La Sept Cinéma. The cast features Melvil Poupaud and Amanda Langlet. The narrative is set in Dinard, with filming taking place in Saint-Lunaire.
The film explores themes of mate choice, coming of age, and holidays, often associated with beach settings and waitresses. It has a runtime of approximately 113 to 114 minutes and was released on June 5, 1996. The original language is French. Music was composed by Philippe Eidel. The work was distributed by Les Films du Losange and is available via video on demand through providers such as HBO Max and the Criterion Channel.
A Summer's Tale was part of the 9th European Film Awards. It holds various review scores, including a 98% rating, an 8.1/10 score, a 91/100 Metascore, and a 7.6/10 IMDb rating. The film received a G rating and was nominated for two awards.
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7.3Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.
Cast
- Melvil Poupaud as Gaspard
- Amanda Langlet as Margot
- Gwenaëlle Simon as Solène
- Aurelia Nolin as Léna
- Aimé Lefèvre as Newfoundlander
- Alain Guellaff as Uncle
Themes
- beach
- waitress
- holiday
- coming of age
- graduate
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
11,783 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
91/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 9th European Film Awards
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- mate choice
- Director
- Éric Rohmer
- Screenwriter
- Éric Rohmer
- Composer
- Philippe Eidel
- Production company
- Les Films du Losange
- Narrative location
- Dinard
- Filming location
- Saint-Lunaire
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 863688
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- filmsdulosange.com/film/conte-dete
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- publication date
- 1996-06-27
- title
- Conte d'été
- distributed by
- Les Films du Losange
- review score
- 7.6/10
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