A Burning Hot Summer

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A Burning Hot Summer
Wild Bunch Distribution
Release dates
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
Switzerland
LanguageFrench
Budget$3.1 million
Box office$190.000[1]

A Burning Hot Summer (French: Un été brûlant), also titled That Summer, is a 2011 French-Italian-Swiss drama film directed by Philippe Garrel,[2][3] starring Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette, and Jérôme Robart. It was screened at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in competition.[4]

Plot

A painter Frédéric has an actress wife Angèle. Frédéric becomes friends with Paul. Paul and his girlfriend Élisabeth stay with Frédéric and Angèle in Rome.

Cast

Production

The film was the second collaboration between director

Île-de-France region.[5] The film was first announced in 2009 under the title J'ai gardé les anges, which means "I have kept the angels".[6] The title had been changed to the current when principal photography began in July 2010. Filming took place during eight weeks in Rome and Paris.[5]

Release

The film premiered on 2 September 2011 in competition at the

Wild Bunch Distribution.[8]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 55% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "dramatically lifeless and uninvolving."[11]

References

  1. ^ "Un été brûlant (2011) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (3 September 2011). "That Summer". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ISBN 978-1908215017
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  4. ^ "Venice film festival 2011: the full programme". The Guardian. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b Lemercier, Fabien (2010-07-26). "Summer heats up for the Garrels and Bellucci". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  6. ^ Dokhan, Julien (2009-06-10). "Philippe Garrel capture l'ange Monica Bellucci". AlloCiné (in French). Tiger Global. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  7. ^ "Programme 68th Venice International Film Festival" (PDF). labiennale.org. Venice Biennale. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  8. ^ "Un été brûlant". AlloCiné (in French). Tiger Global. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  9. ^ "A Burning Hot Summer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. ^ "A Burning Hot Summer". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. ^ Young, Deborah (2 September 2011). "That Summer: Venice Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

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