A Summer's Tale
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73% Critic Match

A Summer's Tale

7.3 / 10 1996 1h 54mNR French
RomanceDramaComedy

Storyline

Awaiting 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 & Crew

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Gaspard

Lead
Amanda Langlet

Amanda Langlet

Margot

Gwenaëlle Simon

Gwenaëlle Simon

Solène

AN

Aurelia Nolin

Léna

AL

Aimé Lefèvre

Newfoundlander

AG

Alain Guellaff

Uncle

EL

Evelyne Lahana

Aunt

YG

Yves Guérin

Accordionist

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Éric Rohmer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. A Summer's Tale is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker