7pm Sunday 6th April 2025
conte d’Été 1996 1h 53mins
In Rohmer’s thoroughly distinctive semi autobiographical take on the beach teen movie, shy student Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud) goes on holiday to the Breton resort of Dinard, hoping to bump into his girlfriend Léna (Aurelia Nolin) who is on holiday in the neighbouring town of St Lunaire. He meets waitress Margot (Amanda Langlet) and they go for several glorious walks together along the coast. Margot sets him up with the flamboyant Solène (Gwénaëlle Simon).
Margot is a PhD student undertaking a study of sea shanties. She takes Gaspard with her on one of her research trips to sea with Breton sailors. Inspired, Gaspard writes his own sea shanty for Solène. Then he meets up again with Léna, but he is also attracted to Margot. Which of these three women does he desire the most? Or does he really just want to be free of any tie?
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