Review of Summer Hours (2008) by Justinian Z — 14 Oct 2008

Quiet, but poignant, and hits home pretty hard.

This review of Summer Hours (2008) was written by Justinian Z on 14 Oct 2008.

Summer Hours has generally received positive reviews.

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I love films which capture that atmosphere of late summer, lazy and sultry and shadowed by the coming autumn. So I found this very moving…

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By Nick A (1,097) on 13 Oct 2010

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By Andres V (550) on 25 Jan 2011

Definitivamente Assayas es uno de los nuevos genios del cine frances, como lo dijo el gran Antonio Gasset hace muchos anios…

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By Brett C (553) on 19 May 2014

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By Robert K (393) on 21 Oct 2018

If it were possible to give a six star rating, I would do so with Summer Hours…

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By Gregory W (1,059) on 29 May 2011

Awesome family drama by that I mean a drama about a family 3 siblings dealing with loss and what to do with their mom's stuff…

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By Brandon M (1,068) on 25 Jul 2012

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By Patrick B (1,076) on 30 Jan 2012

Olivier Assayas's Summer Hours is a light-hearted yet often intense family drama…

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By Stephen H (1,156) on 21 Mar 2012

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