Summer Things

Summer Things
Summer Things
	French release poster
Directed by	Michel Blanc
Written by	Michel Blanc
Based on	Summer Things; by Joseph Connolly
Produced by	Yves Marmion
Starring	Charlotte Rampling; Jacques Dutronc; Carole Bouquet;
Cinematography	Sean Bobbitt
Edited by	Maryline Monthieux
Music by	Mark Russell
Production; companies	Mercury Film Productions; Dan Films; Alia Film; France 2 Cinéma
Distributed by	UGC Fox Distribution (France)
Release date	9 October 2002;
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	France; United Kingdom; Italy
Language	French
Budget	€11.4 million
Box office	$11.5 million

Summer Things (French: Embrassez qui vous voudrez; Italian: Baciate chi vi pare) is a 2002 French-Italian-British romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Michel Blanc based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Joseph Connolly.

The film was released to critical acclaim. Karin Viard won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Véronique.

Plot[]

Elizabeth and Bertrand are typical representatives of Parisian society. Behind the facade of a perfect marriage is dissatisfaction and boredom. He is a successful real estate agent having fun with much younger women or men behind the back of his wife. She suffers under the crushing uneventful life of a housewife and looks forward to a family holiday with daughter Emily. Bertrand backs out at the last minute and sends in his place Julie, Elizabeth's best friend and his former lover. He is free for a new love affair in Paris. The neighbors, Véro and Jérôme have very different problems. Jérôme is unemployed and collects gas meters. He hides his feelings of failure from Véro and son Loic. Since Véro wants to keep up with the neighbors, both families end up in the same resort. Numerous mistakes, misunderstandings and surprises are inevitable.

Cast[]

Charlotte Rampling as Elizabeth Lannier
Jacques Dutronc as Bertrand Lannier
Carole Bouquet as Lulu
Michel Blanc as Jean-Pierre
Karin Viard as Véronique
Denis Podalydès as Jérôme
Clotilde Courau as Julie
Vincent Elbaz as Maxime
Lou Doillon as Emilie
Mélanie Laurent as Carole
Gaspard Ulliel as Loic

Critical response[]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.^[3]

Accolades[]

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Denis Podalydès	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Karin Viard	Won
	Best Writing	Michel Blanc	Nominated
	Most Promising Actor	Gaspard Ulliel	Nominated
Lumières Awards	Most Promising Actor	Gaspard Ulliel	Won

References[]

^ "EMBRASSEZ QUI VOUS VOUDREZ - SUMMER THINGS". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 17 December 2017
^ "Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002) - JPBox-Office".
^ "Summer Things (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes.

External links[]

Summer Things at IMDb

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[1] "EMBRASSEZ QUI VOUS VOUDREZ - SUMMER THINGS". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 17 December 2017

[2] "Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002) - JPBox-Office".

[3] "Summer Things (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes.

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