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French | Conte d'été |
Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
Written by | Éric Rohmer |
Produced by | Margaret Ménégoz |
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Cinematography | Diane Baratier |
Edited by | Mary Stephen |
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Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $198,126 (United States only)[1] |
A Summer's Tale (French: Conte d'été) is a 1996 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in his Contes des quatre saisons (Tales of the Four Seasons) series, which also includes A Tale of Springtime (1990), A Tale of Winter (1992), and Autumn Tale (1998). A Summer's Tale stars Amanda Langlet, Melvil Poupaud, Aurélia Nolin and Gwenaëlle Simon.
The plot is loosely based on Rohmer's experiences as a young film student and his various relationships.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[2]