Synopsis
In 1971, a young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader.
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Cast
- Izïa HigelinDelphine
- Cécile de FranceCarole
- Noémie LvovskyMonique
- Laetitia DoschAdeline
- Kévin AzaïsAntoine
- Loulou HanssenFrançoise
- Benjamin BellecourManuel
- Sarah SucoFabienne
- Calypso ValoisCharlotte
- Natalie BederMarie-Laure
Recommendations
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Village Voice
For all of its wise, welcome focus on the libidinal, Summertime additionally succeeds in presenting the liberationist fervor of the time without devolving into school-play pageantry. - 80
Variety
Summertime celebrates the unique couple’s chemistry, allowing their smiles to convey the transformative effect they have on one another. - 75
IndieWire
Summertime owes less to its plot development than the credibility of its performances among this trio of women as they present a fascinating set of conflicting perspectives. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The story’s anchored by strong performances from Belgian star Cecile de France (The Kid With a Bike, Hereafter) and French singer-turned-actress Izia Higelin (Mauvaise fille), who have a natural chemistry that’s not only credible but actually infectious. - 70
Screen Daily
The radiant, heartfelt performances from Izia Higelin and Cecile De France make you care about the final outcome even when you feel you know exactly where Summertime might be headed. - 67
The A.V. Club
Everything onscreen still feels credible, but forbidden-love stories are as predictable as the changing of the seasons. Summertime had briefly seemed to promise something more mercurial. - 63
Slant Magazine
Catherine Corsini depicts feminists in lighthearted ways, at once humorously caricatured and sensitively human. - 60
The Guardian
It is well acted, well shot, earnest and high-minded in its eroticism, but with a certain Mills-and-Boony-swoony-ness that creates something unsubversive in the love affair itself.
