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Summer of 85

Summer of 85

7.4/ 10

TMDB Rating

895

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2020

Release Year

101 min

Runtime

Romance
Drama

Overview

What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

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Keywords

based on novel or book
sailing
normandy, france
motorcycle
teenage boy
lgbt
lgbt teen
burlesque
summer job
seaside town
1980s
philosophical
lyrical
complex
teenage protagonist
loving
gay theme
inspirational
wistful
boys' love (bl)
ambivalent
baffled
bewildered
bold
celebratory
complicated
exhilarated
familiar
forceful
hopeful

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Reviews(2)

7.0avg rating
SWITCH.

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

March 18, 2021

7
7/10

Francois Ozon's 'Summer of 85' is a bittersweet film, one that ultimately encourages its audience to embrace the joy and the heartache of first love, along with the ephemerality of having a life-changing presence in your life. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.co

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

March 27, 2022

7
7/10

Félix Lefebvre (who reminded me, here, of a young Charlie Hunnam in "Queer as Folk" (1999)) is sixteen year old "Alex" who takes his friend's dinghy out for a sail and gets caught in a thunderstorm that capsizes his boat. Luckily for him, Benjamin Voisin ("David") is nearby and tows him ashore and i

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