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Screen International by Allan Hunter
The radiant, heartfelt performances from Izia Higelin and Cecile De France make you care about the final outcome even when you feel you know exactly where Summertime might be headed.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
The story’s anchored by strong performances from Belgian star Cecile de France (The Kid With a Bike, Hereafter) and French singer-turned-actress Izia Higelin (Mauvaise fille), who have a natural chemistry that’s not only credible but actually infectious.
63
Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
Catherine Corsini depicts feminists in lighthearted ways, at once humorously caricatured and sensitively human.
75
Summertime owes less to its plot development than the credibility of its performances among this trio of women as they present a fascinating set of conflicting perspectives.
40
CineVue by Maximilian Von Thun
Despite a promising concept and strong production values, Summertime's poor execution makes it one to avoid.
90
Village Voice by Melissa Anderson
For all of its wise, welcome focus on the libidinal, Summertime additionally succeeds in presenting the liberationist fervor of the time without devolving into school-play pageantry.
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The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
Everything onscreen still feels credible, but forbidden-love stories are as predictable as the changing of the seasons. Summertime had briefly seemed to promise something more mercurial.
60
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
It is well acted, well shot, earnest and high-minded in its eroticism, but with a certain Mills-and-Boony-swoony-ness that creates something unsubversive in the love affair itself.
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Summertime celebrates the unique couple’s chemistry, allowing their smiles to convey the transformative effect they have on one another.
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Time Out London by Tom Huddleston
The film can feel truncated, as if only a longer film or TV series could do proper justice to the details of the story. But it’s a sensitive and moving tale nonetheless.