One Deadly Summer (1983) L'été meurtrier (original title)

Director:

Jean Becker

Writers:

Sébastien Japrisot (based on the novel by)
Sébastien Japrisot (adaptation)

Release Date:

11 May 1983 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

In spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to the town of a firefighter nicknamed Pin-Pon...

Plot Keywords:

Father | Firefighter | Injury | Wedding | Marriage

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Isabelle Adjani	...	Eliane Wieck dite 'Elle'
Alain Souchon	...	Fiorimonto 'Florimond' Montecciari - dit 'Pin-Pon'
Suzanne Flon	...	Nine dite 'Cognata'
Jenny Clève	...	Madame Montecciari - la mère de Pin Pon
Maria Machado	...	Paula Wieck Devigne dite 'Eva Braun' - la mère d'Eliane
Evelyne Didi	...	Calamité
Jean Gaven	...	Leballech - le patron de la scierie
François Cluzet	...	Mickey
Manuel Gélin	...	Boubou
Roger Carel	...	Henri dit 'Henri IV'
Michel Galabru	...	Gabriel Devigne - le père d'Eliane
Marie-Pierre Casey	...	Mademoiselle Tussaud - la garde-malade
Cécile Vassort	...	Josette
Edith Scob	...	La doctoresse
Virginie Vignon
Martin Lamotte	...	Georges Massigne
Yves Afonso	...	Rostollan
Raymond Meunier	...	Brochard
Jacques Dynam	...	Ferraldo - le patron d'une entreprise de transports
Jacques Nolot	...	Fiero
Patrice Melennec
Daniel Langlet	...	Le maître d'hôtel
Pierre Gallon
Max Morel	...	Touret - un type libidineux
Renaud Bossert
Cynthia Sidney
Marie Garcin
Arianne Goullioud
Laurence Claverie
Maïwenn	...	Elle enfant (as Maiwen Lebesco)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Catherine Le Couey	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Jean Becker

Writing credits
Sébastien Japrisot		(based on the novel by)
Sébastien Japrisot		(adaptation and dialogue)

Produced by
Christine Beyout	....	producer

Original Music by
Georges Delerue

Cinematography by
Étienne Becker

Film Editing by
Jacques Witta

Casting by
Margot Capelier

Production Design by
Jean-Claude Gallouin

Costume Design by
Thérèse Ripaud

Makeup Department
Laurence Azouvy	....	makeup artist
Judith Gayo	....	key makeup artist
Jean-Max Guérin	....	hair stylist
Muriel Paupere	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Louis Becker	....	unit manager
Alain Darbon	....	production manager
Bernard Morel	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stéphane Clavier	....	assistant director
Daniel Daujon	....	assistant director

Art Department
Pierre Jannic	....	property master
Marcel Laude	....	set dresser
Clément Hurel	....	poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michel Bensaid	....	boom operator
Michèle Catonné	....	key sound editor
Geneviève de Gouvion Saint-Cyr	....	assistant sound editor (as Genevieve de Gouvion St Cyr)
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	foley artist
Jean-Paul Loublier	....	sound mixer
Jacques Lévy	....	post-synchronisation
Guillaume Sciama	....	sound
Jean-Marc Lentretien	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Paul Becker	....	second assistant camera
Johannes Brunet	....	grip (as Johanes Brinet)
Arthur Cloquet	....	first assistant camera
Jacques Dorot	....	camera operator
Sylvie Lancrenon	....	still photographer
Jean-Claude Le Bras	....	key electrician (as Jean-Claude LeBras)
René Piget	....	electrician
Paul Sutéra	....	electrician
André Thiéry	....	key grip (as Andre Thierry)
Jocelyn Thiéry	....	grip (as Jocelyn Thierry)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hélène Robin	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Pascale Chavance	....	assistant assistant editor
Christine Roy	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Anne-Marie Castaño-Padovan	....	assistant: to Melle Isabelle Adjani (as Anne-Marie Padovan)
Jany Dubreuilh	....	production secretary
Brigitte Hedou	....	script supervisor
Nicole Lenfant	....	production administrator
Daniele Lutin	....	production secretary (as Danielle Lutin)

Production Companies

• Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) (co-production) (as S.N.C.)
• C.A.P.A.C. (co-production)
• TF1 Films Production (co-production) (as T.F.1 - Films Productions)

Distributors

• Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) (1983) (France) (theatrical)
• Nippon Herald Eiga (1985) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Universal Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• BayView Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Éditions Denoël  book publisher (as Edition Denoël)
• Editions  music publisher

Also Known As:

"L'été meurtrier" - France (original title)

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Carpentras, Vaucluse, France

Company:

Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Rose de Picardie

Milo Manara's legacy in Adjanis character

It seems incredible, but I only got to see this picture 26 years after its release. A surprising plot that, at first, seems just like any other we would have already seen on screen. Allthou later it reveals itself to be full of surprises. Isabelle Adjani is at her peak of beauty and talent.

One thing was always on my mind while watching her figure and style. It seems as if the director Jean Becker had based her image on one of Milo Manara's characters. Adjani's body lines and her face were a form of inspiration for one of these two artists.

An absolute "must see".