Summer Hours (2008)

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103 min - Drama | Family - 5 March 2008 (France)

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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 3,152 users Metascore: 84/100
Reviews: 44 user | 126 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Juliette Binoche	...	Adrienne
	Charles Berling	...	Frédéric
	Jérémie Renier	...	Jérémie
	Edith Scob	...	Hélène
	Dominique Reymond	...	Lisa
	Valérie Bonneton	...	Angela
	Isabelle Sadoyan	...	Éloïse
	Kyle Eastwood	...	James
	Alice de Lencquesaing	...	Sylvie
	Emile Berling	...	Pierre
	Jean-Baptiste Malartre	...	Michel Waldemar
	Gilles Arbona	...	Maître Lambert
	Eric Elmosnino	...	Le commissaire de police
	Marc Voinchet	...	Présentateur radio
	Sara Martins	...	Atachée de presse

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Storyline

In a small town, Hélène is a family matriarch who has devoted her life to preserving the legacy of her artist uncle. However, while her eldest son, Frédéric, wants to preserve her home after her passing, she harbors no such illusions as she prepares her legacy. After her death, her children realize what she anticipated as they come to terms with their inheritance's place in their own lives. In the resulting disposition of their mother's assets, treasured heirlooms of a romantic family past drift away even as their changing modern world confronts the value of their memories. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Drama | Family

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Official Sites:

MK2 [France] | Official site | See more »

Country:

France

Language:

French | English (only a few words)

Release Date:

5 March 2008 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Las horas del verano See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€4,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£58,229 (UK) (20 July 2008) (23 Screens)

Gross:

$1,622,944 (USA) (16 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MK2 Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+ See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Goofs

Continuity: The shape of Adrienne's apple and the discoloration marks from oxidization change repeatedly during the conversation with her brothers. See more »

Quotes

Éloïse: He said to choose anything. l couldn't take advantage. l took something ordinary. What would l do with something valuable?
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Connections

Remade as Summer Hours (2013) See more »

Summer Hours (2008)
L'heure d'été (original title)

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