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  • Actors: Edith Scob, Kyle Eastwood, Valerie Bonneton, Jeremie Renier, Juliette Binoche
  • Directors: Olivier Assayas
  • Format: PAL
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Nov 2008
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001G6UPFM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,682 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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French director Olivier Assayas (BOARDING GATE, IRMA VEP) subverts expectations with this empathetic drama about the fading relevance of objects as generations pass from one to the next. Helene (Edith Scob) has just turned 75 and is increasingly concerned about the particulars of leaving her estate behind when she dies. Unfortunately, the time comes when Adrienne (Juliette Binoche), Jeremie (Jeremie Renier), and Frederic (Charles Berling) must decide what to do with Helene's house and the artwork left behind by her famous uncle. Adrienne, who is living in New York City, and Jeremie, who is working in Asia, both understand that their future no longer resides in France, leaving the burden to Frederic. However, even when the siblings are at odds, they don't succumb to fighting. They seem to understand and accept that this is an unfortunate, muddled situation, and as much as they'd love to hold on to the house, it appears that their current situations carry more of an influence than the lives of their nostalgic past.


With SUMMER HOURS, Assayas has delivered an understated motion picture about the importance of objects as historical artifacts and family heirlooms, and how time renders these objects obsolete. Contrary to the dysfunctional family dramas of fellow countryman Arnaud Desplechin (A CHRISTMAS TALE, KINGS AND QUEEN), Assayas keeps his characters calm and stable throughout. He isn't condemning these individuals for turning their backs on the past, and he certainly isn't out to belittle the importance of these objects' places in history. Shot by the acclaimed Eric Gautier and flawlessly acted by its principal cast, SUMMER HOURS is a touching, thoughtful drama.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classy French drama for properly grown-up audience, 15 April 2009
This is a thought provoking, introspective, carefully observed movie by writer-director Olivier Assayas. The film was made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Musee d'Orsay. You will see the old, elegant French furniture and paintings (Corot, Monet)and large sketches by Odilon Redon, which are loans for the film from the Musee d'Orsay. I fell in love with Juliette Binchoe's character who is a terrifyingly chic designer living in New York. Above all, Charles Berling is fantastic in that film. He loves his mother house, objects, paintings and his heritage. He is the representation of Francophile in this film. He wants to protect the valuable artefacts in family collection because they are apart of his family identity and connection. He thinks that they are also essential for the future generation of his family. He wants to preserve this. But his siblings disagree! The film explores the idea of ownership & how private paintings and artefacts become museums collection. Only French could make this kind of drama. I would highly recommend this film.
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4.0 out of 5 stars L'Heures d'Ete, 22 April 2009
By Gavin Jackson (Addlestone, UK) - See all my reviews
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L'Heures d'Ete (Summer Hours) is a gentle story about how a family's priorities change over time.

Juliette Binoche is splendid as one of the adult siblings; she looks about 10 years younger than her passport would suggest (aided by a bold hair lightening, which, whilst quite a surprise, certainly takes the years off). Her character is light and humerous (another departure), and the story slightly sad, but inevitable and by no means cloying.

Definitely European in feel (wordy, thoughtful, a little slow) but without the artsyness or angst that can be a little too heavy in continental movies. Refreshing to see a current film with not a single special effect or product placement.
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3.0 out of 5 stars End of an Era, 1 Feb 2009
By L. Davidson (Belfast, N.Ireland) - See all my reviews
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"Summer Hours" is a contemplative,slow moving and fairly forgettable story about three siblings who gather together to decide what to do with their deceased mother's art collection and bric a brac that she had kept hoarded in her large rural home.Two of her three successful children live in far off lands and the responsibility for disposing of her large estate falls on the only child to remain living in France, an economist called Frederic.There's no real story in this film, not a lot happens in it and I could find no real theme or hidden meaning to it either.
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