La Belle Saison (2015)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 105 minuten
Alternative title: Summertime
Country:
France / Belgium
Directed by: Catherine Corsini
Stars: Cécile de France, Izïa Higelin and Noémie Lvovsky
IMDb score:
6,7 (6.264)
Releasedate: 19 August 2015
La Belle Saison plot
Paris, 1971. Delphine and Carole meet. Farmer's daughter Delphine goes to the capital to pursue a career and already finds herself at the head of her own company, something unimaginable at the time. Carole, who is together with Manuel, is a cheerful and dynamic activist. One is quiet and closed but knows she loves women. The other doesn't realize at all what attraction awaits her. Their meeting will change their lives completely and completely. Will their budding love cope with everyday reality?
Actors and actresses
Delphine
Carole
Monique
Adeline
Antoine
Françoise
Manuel
Fabienne
Charlotte
Marie-Laure
Reviews & comments
mrklm
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- 11659 messages
- 10059 votes
In the early 1970s, Delphine [Izïa Higelin] escapes the traditional values of the farming community in which she grew up and moves to Paris, where she finally dares to openly admit her sexuality when she enters into a relationship with the feminist activist Carole [Cecile de France ]. But when the existence of the family farm is threatened after Delpine's father's [Jean-Henri Compère] stroke, Delphine feels obliged to return. When Carole visits her unexpectedly, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep the true circumstances of their relationship a secret from Delphine's mother [Noémie Lvovsky]. A confrontation seems only a matter of time. Strikingly depicts the contrast of rural life with that of Paris, aided by the lively performances of Higelin and De France. The return to the countryside is a lot less interesting, partly because it is not that difficult to guess in which direction the story will develop.
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BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Warm film about a lesbian relationship during the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Fighting for anonymous equal rights for women is something different from expressing your sexual orientation in a conservative environment.
Director Catherine Corsini has made a beautiful film about that struggle with excellent performances by Cécile de France (of course) and Izïa Higelin (completely unknown to me). A gem.
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blurp194
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- 5543 messages
- 4226 votes
Very strong in the beginning, but from about the halfway mark the narrative gets bogged down a bit too much in stereotypes. Too bad, I think, there might have been a bit more to it, although on the other hand this progression is more recognizable for those who are or were in such a situation.
In the meantime, it is teeming with very romantic and very beautiful pictures of the French countryside - in La Creuse, if I have checked the number plates properly. Almost the least populated part of France, between Limoges and Clairmont-Ferrand. I don't think I've ever been there, but maybe that's something to catch up on.
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