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One Brief Summer (1970)

One Brief Summer poster
Directed by
John Mackenzie
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
R
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged man begins a relationship with a young woman. The story follows their connection and the challenges they face.

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What happens

One Brief Summer is a 1971 British drama film directed by John Mackenzie, the first feature film he directed. It stars Felicity Gibson and Clifford Evans. The British Film Institute called it "one of many '60s films to explore a relationship between a middle-aged man and a young woman". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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