Summer Hours

"L'Heure d'été" redirects here. For the album by Marc Lavoine, see L'Heure d'été (album).
Summer Hours

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Olivier Assayas
Produced by Charles Gillibert
Marin Karmitz
Nathanaël Karmitz
Written by Olivier Assayas
Starring Juliette Binoche
Charles Berling
Jérémie Renier
Kyle Eastwood
Cinematography Eric Gautier
Edited by Luc Barnier
Distributed by MK2 Productions
Release dates
5 March 2008 (France)
Running time
103 minutes
Country France
Language French
Budget $3.4 million
Box office $2.7 million[1]

Summer Hours (French: L'Heure d'été) is a 2008 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas. It is the second in a series of films produced by 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 the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.

The film received its United States premiere on October 1, 2008, at the 46th New York Film Festival.

The Criterion Collection released a special edition of the film on April 20, 2010.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in Paris on June 4 and was completed on July 27, 2007.

The film was known under the working titles Souvenirs du Valois and Printemps Passé.

Reception

Summer Hours was a critical triumph. It received 93% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes,[2] and was one of the most highly decorated foreign-language films in the United States in 2009. The film won and was nominated for numerous critics' awards:

Édith Scob was nominated for a César Award for her portrayal of Hélène.

References

External links

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