Last Summer (2023 film)

Last Summer
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Été dernier
Directed byCatherine Breillat
Screenplay by
Based on
Queen of Hearts
by
Produced bySaïd Ben Saïd
Starring
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byFrançois Quiqueré[1]
Music by
Production
company
SBS Productions
Distributed by
  • Pyramide Distribution
  • SBS Distribution
Release dates
  • 25 May 2023 (2023-05-25) (Cannes)
  • 13 September 2023 (2023-09-13) (France)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$1.1 million[2]

Last Summer (French: L'Été dernier) is a 2023 French erotic drama film directed by Catherine Breillat, from a screenplay written by Breillat in collaboration with Pascal Bonitzer.[1] It is a remake of the 2019 Danish film Queen of Hearts. Starring Léa Drucker and Samuel Kircher, the film explores the taboos of a stepmother–stepson relationship.[3]

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 25 May 2023. It was released in France on 13 September 2023. It received four nominations at the 49th César Awards.

  1. ^ a b c "L'Été dernier". distrib.pyramidefilms.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Last Summer (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (11 January 2023). "Pyramide Boards Catherine Breillat's Erotic Thriller 'Last Summer' Starring Léa Drucker (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.