Five Days One Summer (1982)

Directed by

Fred Zinnemann

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 1930s, a middle-aged Scottish doctor takes his much younger lover on a mountain climbing holiday in the Alps. Their relationship begins to unravel as she grows attracted to their handsome young guide, and a dark secret from the doctor's past comes to light.

slow-burntensemelancholicromanticbleaknostalgicrestrainedvisually lush

What happens

Five Days One Summer is a 1982 American romantic drama film produced and directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Michael Austin, based on the 1929 short story "Maiden, Maiden" by Kay Boyle. Set primarily in the Alps, the story focuses on Douglas Meredith (Sean Connery) and his lover Kate (Betsy Brantley) as they embark on a mountain climbing trip, which unravels their relationship due to Kate's feelings for their mountain guide (Lambert Wilson) as well as a dark secret that looms over the couple. Five Days One Summer was Zinnemann's final film before his death. It was released in the United States on November 12, 1982, by Warner Bros., and was a commercial and critical failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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