When watching certain feature films, and they are quite rare, we would dream of being in the place of the protagonists or better, with them. Experience what they experience, share their moments and be an integral part of their human adventure.
Above all, these are films that are part of reality, made of stolen moments, films that sketch life and allow us to escape from it. "Summertime" is clearly one of them.
At the end of the screening, we have the pleasant feeling of having spent a vacation with the characters, of having lived for the duration of a film a month of weightless moments and that time has stopped for a fraction of second so that we can experience a sweet dream. When the lights come back on we want it to continue and we find ourselves face to face with reality, accompanied by a slight feeling of nostalgia which makes us feel blue. Like the day after a nice party of sorts!
Here, the production is Italian but the film is largely set in the United States, this film allowing the filmmaker a bridge between the two countries.
We are not really in an overly sweet sentimental bluette but rather in the accurate chronicle of a summer like no other.
The film moves at breakneck speed and you'll be left wanting more.
The camera in "Muccino" knows how to be aerial, far from flatly filmed romantic fictions.
A quartet to which we really get attached, trying to guess what will happen between them and with what combination. But we appreciate that it all remains realistic and down to earth, just a magical period, an enchanted interlude for four people who will get to know each other and learn to love each other. We also like that the conclusion is more bitter than expected but ultimately much more insightful than usual.
The actors are astonishingly natural and in perfect symbiosis. It may not be a masterpiece but certainly a sweet and refreshing film.
A true bubble of happiness just waiting to be consumed.