A Summer's Tale
Big World Pictures | Release Date: June 20, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
91
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeJun 19, 2014
Whether it's the closest you'll get to the beach this year, or you have to tear yourself away from the dunes to enjoy it, it's an essential part of any movie-lover's summer. Read full review
100
Time OutKeith UhlichJun 19, 2014
Rohmer has a genius for taking a seemingly mundane situation and slowly tightening the screws. Read full review
100
Village VoiceJonathan KieferJun 19, 2014
The Rohmer touch consists of nonchalance and effortless sensuality, not just in the people, but also in the landscape, somehow even in the air. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyJul 11, 2014
Eric Rohmer’s sun-kissed love quadrangle remains as fresh and romantically profound as it was 18 years ago. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJul 17, 2014
It may seem like nothing much is happening on-screen, but by the time A Summer's Tale is all over, it feels like everything important has been said and done. Welcome to the magic of Rohmer, one final time. Read full review
90
VarietyTodd McCarthyJun 19, 2014
The thoughts may not be profound, but they are profoundly true to life,and the writer-director’s approach to young people’s concerns is remarkably universal and timeless. Read full review
90
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJun 19, 2014
A Summer’s Tale has room to focus on Rohmer’s brilliance at revealing human nature through articulate, multidimensional characters, perfectly cast, who in some ways seem to exist outside of time. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiSep 3, 2014
Fall into the rhythm of Rohmer’s beats, and you will hear the sound of humanity wrestling with everything that matters. Read full review
88
Washington PostMark JenkinsJul 11, 2014
Like most of Rohmer’s movies, A Summer’s Tale is comic, humane and much more complicated than it seems at first. The fresh-faced actors, realistic dialogue and naturalistic performances suggest a casual approach, but as the story progresses, the filmmaker’s control is increasingly evident. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJun 20, 2014
Looking at the picture’s mostly sun-drenched and drolly cheerful surface layer, one marvels at Rohmer’s unerring sense of what drama kings and queens young people can be. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineNick McCarthyJun 19, 2014
A Summer's Tale's linear structure and sense of observation is simple yet inspired. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJul 18, 2014
This is a movie of high innocence, set at a time in life when romantic love is still a frolic and the seaside is a balm that quells all ills. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghAug 21, 2014
There's a purity to the experience of watching a film so naturalistic, like living in someone else's life for two hours. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaAug 29, 2014
A Summer's Tale is one of those movies where it looks like nothing is happening; there is a lot of walking and talking (against exquisite backdrops), dissections and discourse about the intricacies of romance, the false signals, the fickleness. Read full review
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