L'Été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer)

L'Été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer) (1983)

  • 81% of users liked it
    (552 ratings)

In this tragic tale of misunderstanding, obsession, and increasing madness, "she," a beautiful young woman (Isabelle Adjani) settles into a small town in the south of France with her introverted mother (Maria Machado) and physically handicapped father and soon becomes the subject of wild speculation… More

R, 2 hr. 14 min.
Directed By
Jean Becker
Written By
Sébastien Japrisot, Jean Becker
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1983 Wide
On DVD
May 11, 2010

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It is difficult to feel sympathetic to someone so bent on getting revenge.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Carlos M


    An interesting character study that benefits from a strong performance by Adjani as a beautiful young woman bent on revenge. Even so, the story is not only greater due to a predictable ending that you can see coming halfway through the film.

  • Stephen M


    A fairly decent adaptation of a good psychological thriller by Sébastien Japrisot, scripted by the author himself. The trouble with it is, the book's greatest strengths - the richly detailed provincial French setting and the vivid characterisation, resulting from a multiple… More

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