My Eternal Summer
RELEASE DATE: TBA
| Reel Pictures | Release Date: TBA |
Summary:
Fifteen-year-old Fanny spends the summer with her parents at their vacation home, cherishing time with her terminally ill mother through simple pleasures like swimming and walks, creating final memories before an impending loss.
Genre(s):
Drama
Runtime:
105 min
Oct 9, 2024
The subject matter alone could be enough to trigger geysers of tears in viewers, but what makes Le Fanu’s direction especially impressive is its lack of sentimentality. Instead, she focuses on daily rituals — the little murmurs of gratitude and kindness, and the sense of exhaustion that stretches out for hours, days and weeks as one waits for someone to die.
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