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

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

Director:

Olivier Assayas
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Summer Hours -- 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. Summer Hours -- Clip: Mother & Daughter Summer Hours -- Criterion Collection trailer
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Cast

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

Memory | Childhood Memory | Inheritance | Children | Death  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France

Language:

French | English (only a few words)

Release Date:

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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)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Goofs

Continuity: At the start of the movie, we see Helena smoking. First, the cigarette is in her left hand, the next shot it is gone, and then it reappears in her right hand. 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 »