Summer Hours (2008)

Original title

L'Heure d'été

Directed by

Olivier Assayas

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 177 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After their mother dies, two brothers and a sister must decide what to do with the family summer house and art collection. The process stirs up memories and forces them to let go of their shared childhood.

bittersweetmelancholiccontemplativequietpoignantrestrainedintimatenostalgic

What happens

Summer Hours (French: L'Heure d'été) is a 2008 French drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas. It is the second in a series of films produced by the Musée d'Orsay, after Flight of the Red Balloon. In the film, two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish a family summer house and collection after the death of their mother. The film was a critical success in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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