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A young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader in this drama set in 1970s France.A young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader in this drama set in 1970s France.A young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader in this drama set in 1970s France.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 8 nominations
Cécile de France
- Carole
- (as Cécile De France)
Natalie Beder
- Marie-Laure
- (as Nathalie Beder)
Nathalie Lovigui
- Une militante MLF dans l'amphi
- (as Nathalie Lovighi)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Catherine Corsini stated that she named the two main characters Carole and Delphine after real life artists and feminists Carole Roussopoulos and Delphine Seyrig.
- GoofsAfter a swim in the pond, the girls lay out to take some sun. As Carole lays naked on the blanket resting her head on Delphine, her arms are raised and we can see she does not have any underarm hair. As the girls start to kiss and caress Carole's armpit is exposed again but this time full of underarm hair.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (2016)
- SoundtracksL'Hymne du MLF, d'apres Le Chant des Marais
(Johann Esser/Wolfgang Langhoff/Rudi Goguel)
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Summertime takes 'Blue is the Warmest Colour' to the countryside.
Watching this film in the start of 'pride month.'
Summertime is an engaging love story in the 70's. This is a very sensitive portrayal of two women from different backgrounds in conservative, rural France. Set in the early 70s in the first flush of modern feminism, the plot is pretty simple and the issue simpler - will they stay together against the pressures of rural society? The film is very realistic as it deals with woman rights and also portrays the societal views on lesbian culture in the 70's. This is a very good representation of LGBTQ in the films.
As I was watching this film, I was very much reminded of another French film, "Blue is the Warmest Colour" which also deals with similar theme of lesbianism. I really love 'Blue is the Warmest Colour' and is my favourite romance film. However, this film is also a good film with good themes and lesbian representation. This film shows how it is to be a lesbian in a rural France in the 70's, how the society thinks of a girl involving with another girl.
Overall, it's a pretty good film which portrays a really interesting subject matter.
As I was watching this film, I was very much reminded of another French film, "Blue is the Warmest Colour" which also deals with similar theme of lesbianism. I really love 'Blue is the Warmest Colour' and is my favourite romance film. However, this film is also a good film with good themes and lesbian representation. This film shows how it is to be a lesbian in a rural France in the 70's, how the society thinks of a girl involving with another girl.
Overall, it's a pretty good film which portrays a really interesting subject matter.
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- Also known as
- Estío
- Filming locations
- Haute-Vienne, France(scenes in the country)
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Box office
- Budget
- €4,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $35,322
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,413
- Jul 24, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $3,778,938
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