Last Summer

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Efrem M Good but not great. Although there were some great performances in it, the script could use some polishing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review avner k An absorbing film about handling sexual complexities -- a professional defender of abused girls ends up with a complicated issue at home. Well made. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Moody C It was great until the shocking relationship arises. My mom was in town and we watched it together and it made us so uncomfortable! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review Freddie W "When I was 14 … ...I was secretly in love with a friend of my mother's. I thought he was so elegant. And at the same time I described in my diary ...relentlessly his wrinkles. His thin, parchment skin. As if he were already dead. As if he disintegrated. Unrelenting. Toward death. I was disgusted. And at the same time, I was fascinated." Both Léa Drucker (Anne) & Olivier Rabourdin (Pierre) find a rare shared tenderness in this tale of forbidden love. Breillat (Director/Co-Writer) does well to harness what could be easily mishandled given the controversial material. Both actors find effortless solace in the simplest of scenes showcasing a warm spiritual connection between one another to the point where the words they are speaking are almost irrelevant compared to the obvious human connection that can be seen, heard and felt. Last Summer's radiance exists between the shared state of mind of characters, Anne (Drucker) and Pierre (Rabourdin), which is insane, as he is only seventeen. Part of their relationship is the knowingness of what they are doing is, as an exterior; absurd. Tho aware of this, there is an underlying acceptance of contentless between them which cinches the viewer to write off the films legitimacy. This "common ground" in this captivating relationship creates another energy of humour of which plays nicely throughout the film. Admittedly at times, Pierre's (Rabourdin) maturity did show, and aspects of his light leering came off to me as slightly dishonouring, especially as it didn't seem to bother Anne's (Drucker) attraction to him. Perhaps this isn't as awkward to watch for French audiences tho. Never the less the overall atmosphere, and craft of the film beautifully cradles the exceptional central acting talent, which is so good that it almost feels "new". This films reminds its viewers that life isn't really something we live. It lives us. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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