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📅 2020 ⏱ 1h 41min Released FHD / 4K

Summer of 85

Été 85

RomanceDrama

What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

🎬 DirectorFrançois Ozon

📅 Release2020-07-14

🌍 CountryBelgium, France

🗣 LanguageEnglish, French

🏢 StudioMandarin Production, SCOPE Pictures, FOZ

🗳 Votes891

🔥 Popularity2

💰 Budget$6,900,000

💵 Revenue$3,600,000

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🎭 Cast

Félix Lefebvre

Alexis Robin

Benjamin Voisin

David Gorman

Philippine Velge

Kate

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Madame Gorman

Melvil Poupaud

Mr. Lefèvre

Isabelle Nanty

Madame Robin

Laurent Fernandez

Mr. Robin

Aurore Broutin

The Educator

Bruno Lochet

Bernard

Yoann Zimmer

Luc

Antoine Simony

Chris

Patrick Zimmermann

The Judge

Samuel Brafman-Moutier

Gorman's Brother

Benjamin Allouche

The Rabbi

🎥 Crew

DirectorFrançois Ozon

ProducerNicolas Altmayer

ProducerEric Altmayer

ScreenplayFrançois Ozon

EditorLaure Gardette

Original Music ComposerJean-Benoît Dunckel

Director of PhotographyHichame Alaouié

Production DesignBenoît Barouh

SoundBrigitte Taillandier

NovelAidan Chambers

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🏷 Keywords

based on novel or booksailingnormandy, francemotorcycleteenage boylgbtlgbt teenburlesquesummer jobseaside town1980sphilosophical

💬 Reviews

SWITCH.⭐ 7/10

Francois Ozon's 'Summer of 85' is a bittersweet film, one that ultimately encourages its audience to embrace the joy and the heartache of first love, along with the ephemerality of having a life-changing presence in your life. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-summer-of-85-a-refreshingly-nuanced-coming-of-age-story…

CinemaSerf⭐ 7/10

Félix Lefebvre (who reminded me, here, of a young Charlie Hunnam in "Queer as Folk" (1999)) is sixteen year old "Alex" who takes his friend's dinghy out for a sail and gets caught in a thunderstorm that capsizes his boat. Luckily for him, Benjamin Voisin ("David") is nearby and tows him ashore and into his mother's recuperative bathtub! The next six weeks are now depicted in a cleverly interwoven…