Summer Things

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2002 French-British-Italian romantic comedy-drama film

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::summary 2002 French-British-Italian romantic comedy-drama film ::

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nameSummer Things
imageEmbrassez qui vous voudrez poster.jpg
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captionFrench theatrical release poster
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directorMichel Blanc
producerYves Marmion
writerMichel Blanc
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musicMark Russell
cinematographySean Bobbitt
editingMaryline Monthieux
studioMercury Film Productions
Dan Films
Alia Film
France 2 Cinéma
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runtime103 minutes
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budget€11.4 million
grossUS$8,7 million
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The film was released to critical acclaim and was a box-office hit in France, with over 1 million tickets sold. Karin Viard won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Véronique. Gaspard Ulliel won the Lumière Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance as Loïc.

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

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.

AlloCiné, a French cinema website, gave the film an average rating of 4.0/5, based on a survey of 23 French reviews.

Box office

In France, Summer Things was released to 408 screens, where it debuted at number three at the box office, selling 480,951 tickets. It sold a total of 1,336,579 tickets after 6 weeks in cinemas, ranking at number 24 of the highest-grossing films in France in 2002. The film grossed a total of $8,738,101 worldwide.

Accolades

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YearAward / Film FestivalCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2003César AwardsBest Supporting ActorDenis Podalydèstitle=Embrassez qui vous voudrez Académie des César
Best Supporting ActressKarin Viardtitle=Karin Viard, César 2003 de la Meilleure Actrice dans un Second Rôle pour EMBRASSEZ QUI VOUS VOUDREZurl=https://vimeo.com/75797920date=30 September 2013
Best Original Screenplay or AdaptationMichel Blanc
Most Promising ActorGaspard Ulliel
Lumière AwardsMost Promising Actor
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References

References

  1. "See How They Run".
  2. "EMBRASSEZ QUI VOUS VOUDREZ - SUMMER THINGS". [[British Board of Film Classification]].
  3. "Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002)". JPBox-Office.
  4. "Summer Things (2002)". [[Box Office Mojo]].
  5. (May 2008). "See How They Run (2002)".
  6. "Critiques presse pour le film ''Embrassez qui vous voudrez''".
  7. "Box Office du film ''Embrassez qui vous voudrez''".
  8. "Embrassez qui vous voudrez {{!}} Académie des César".
  9. (30 September 2013). "Karin Viard, César 2003 de la Meilleure Actrice dans un Second Rôle pour EMBRASSEZ QUI VOUS VOUDREZ".
  10. Tartaglione, Nancy. (16 February 2003). "Amen shines at France's Lumieres".

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