Of course this scheme is inspired by Robert Mulligan's SUMMER OF 42, which also inspired LA PASSAGERE, starring Cecile De France. Or if it was not inspired, it is a coincidence: a mature woman relationship between she and a teenage boy. Good, solid film, helped by a convincing Lea Drucker and her co stars too. Not only her. It is a sweet drama though, not a depressing or gloomy story. It seems very realistic and close to actual situations. It is riveting, tense. Catherine Breillat is not a beginner, and for such stories; she has always done and I suppose she will continue. I prefer this to silly, lame, cheesy comedies.
Review of Last Summer
