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Summer Lover

Original title: Sappho
  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.7K
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Avalon Barrie and Lyudmila Shiryaeva in Summer Lover (2008)
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  • Drama
  • Romance
Sappho, a newly wed American wife, with her husband on the Greek island Lesbos, goes through the pain of unrequited love to a young woman, very much like the namesake poet in ancient times.Sappho, a newly wed American wife, with her husband on the Greek island Lesbos, goes through the pain of unrequited love to a young woman, very much like the namesake poet in ancient times.Sappho, a newly wed American wife, with her husband on the Greek island Lesbos, goes through the pain of unrequited love to a young woman, very much like the namesake poet in ancient times.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.7K
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  • Director
    • Robert Crombie
  • Writer
    • Robert Crombie
  • Stars
    • Avalon Barrie
    • Todd Soley
    • Lyudmila Shiryaeva
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Crombie
  • Writer
    • Robert Crombie
  • Stars
    • Avalon Barrie
    • Todd Soley
    • Lyudmila Shiryaeva
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos3

    Sappho
    Trailer 1:32
    Sappho
    Sappho
    Trailer 1:34
    Sappho
    Summer Lover
    Trailer 1:23
    Summer Lover

    Photos72

    Summer Lover (2008)
    Summer Lover (2008)
    Bogdan Stupka
    Director Robert Crombie with Avalon, Bogdan and Lyidmilla
    Lyidmilla Shiryaeva (Helene) and Avalon Barrie (Sappho)
    Todd Soley and Avalon Barrie as Phil and Sappho
    Avalon Barrie
    Avalon Barrie, Todd Soley, and Lyudmila Shiryaeva in Summer Lover (2008)
    Avalon Barrie and Todd Soley in Summer Lover (2008)
    Lyudmila Shiryaeva in Summer Lover (2008)
    Lyudmila Shiryaeva in Summer Lover (2008)
    Avalon Barrie in Summer Lover (2008)

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    Avalon Barrie
    Avalon Barrie
    • Sappho Lovellas Sappho Lovell
    Todd Soley
    • Phil Lovellas Phil Lovell
    Lyudmila Shiryaeva
    Lyudmila Shiryaeva
    • Helene Orlovas Helene Orlov
    Bogdan Stupka
    Bogdan Stupka
    • Professor Orlovas Professor Orlov
    Elissaios Vlachos
    • Dionisiosas Dionisios
    Vassilis Psychogiopoulos
    • Barberas Barber
    Oksana Osipova
    • Mariaas Maria
    Sergey Kosenko
    • Christosas Christos
    Anatoliy Semenov
    • Tattoo-Artistas Tattoo-Artist
    Bakhtiyar Aliev
    • Island Residentas Island Resident
    Seit-Khalil Ametov
    • Island Residentas Island Resident
    Vasily Andrus
    • Island Residentas Island Resident
    Diana Asonova
    • Island Residentas Island Resident
    Alexander Leontaritis
    Alexander Leontaritis
    • Voice overas Voice over
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    • Director
      • Robert Crombie
    • Writer
      • Robert Crombie
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Although the main character is named Sappho, the movie is not based on the Greek poetess.
    • Quotes

      Sappho: You can marry Helene. You can have her if you like.

      Phil: I'm not a Turk. I can't have two wives. It's in the rules.

      Sappho: Don't be so boring, Phil. There are no rules in this game. There's nothing we can imagine that's not allowed. What's love is love.

      Phil: Well, what's loyalty is that too. Don't you care if I sleep with other women now?

      Sappho: You can sleep with other boys too if you like.

      [to Helene]

      Sappho: Will you marry my husband?

      Helene: Yes.

      Sappho: Then it's perfect. It's all that simple. We can all be married to one another.

    • Soundtracks
      Love Dance, Dance Of The Young Girls, And Dance Of The Men
      (From the ballet 'Carnaval')

      Composed by Mikis Theodorakis

    User reviews19

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    Top review
    9/10
    An interesting journey into the realm of intimacy
    An American couple goes to Greece for their honeymoon, and soon after befriends a smart and beautiful Russian girl, who feels lonely on the island while her father does important archaeological work. You can probably guess where the movie plot is going, but yet it is full of surprises and unexpected psychological twists and turns. Without giving any spoilers away, I would say that the plot would keep you on the edge of your seat up until the very last scene (which I found shocking and somewhat regrettable). I especially liked the dialogs, full of eloquent allusions - they were quite thoughtful and sophisticated. And last, but not least - you get to see beautiful panoramic views of mesmerizing nature, sea, and shores as well as detailed scenes of town's life with its own cultural treasures and unique customs. And lots of tits and ass as well :)
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    • kkkkoooollll
    • May 19, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 5, 2008 (Ukraine)
    • Country of origin
      • Ukraine
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Сафо
    • Filming locations
      • Crimea, Ukraine
    • Production companies
      • Crombie Film
      • Yalta-Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,950,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,329,998
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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