A Burning Hot Summer (2011)

The once-happy marriage between brooding painter Frederic and his movie-star wife Angele hits the rocks when another couple joins them on a Roman holiday.

Director:

Philippe Garrel

Writers:

Marc Cholodenko (scenario), Caroline Deruas-Garrel (scenario)

Stars:

Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Monica Bellucci	...	Angèle
Louis Garrel	...	Frédéric
Céline Sallette	...	Élisabeth
Jérôme Robart	...	Paul
Vladislav Galard	...	Roland
Vincent Macaigne	...	Achille
Maurice Garrel	...	Le grand-père
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benjamin Abitan	...	Un soldat
Anthony Audoux	...	Danseur
Julien Bouanich	...	Un soldat
Romain Canonne	...	Un soldat
Jean-Charles Clichet	...	Un soldat
Rodolphe Congé	...	Un soldat
Grégory Fitoussi	...	Lepartenare du film d'époque
Jean-Luc Guillotin	...	Le sergent

Storyline

Frédéric and Angèle are a married couple, he a painter, she an actress of some renown who gave up her career to be with him. She is a woman who most men desire. Struggling actors Paul and Élisabeth, neither who has any money, start to date after they meet as extras on a movie set. Shortly before Paul and Élisabeth met, Frédéric and Paul became friends after being introduced by a mutual acquaintance. By association, all four become friends, especially strengthened when Paul and Élisabeth decide to move into Frédéric and Angèle's spacious apartment in Rome. Following an attempted suicide by Frédéric, Paul reflects on the friendship between the four. Because of physical proximity, they couldn't help but become closer emotionally. So whenever something happened within one of their lives, either directly concerning one or more of the others or not, it couldn't help but affect the other three, the battle lines more often drawn not by couple but by gender.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | love triangle | rome italy | cinecitta | temptation of suicide | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France Italy Switzerland

Language:

French Italian English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Burning Hot Summer

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$272,484

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rectangle Productions, Wild Bunch, Faro Film (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Frédéric: I don't want us to break up. I don't want to.

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Soundtracks

On a Wedding Anniversary
performer: John Cale
writer: John Cale and Dylan Thomas

User Reviews

The most uninspiring film this year

This is one of the most boring movies I have seen in a very long time. There were only a couple of scenes worth watching and the rest was same old same old. The only redeeming parts were toward the beginning of the film, and they didn't really tie in to the rest of the movie. It was all downhill from there. Uninspiring camera angles, OK acting, and a plot which leaves a lot to be desired. Louis did a great job, however, and I was surprised that Monica's acting is improving slightly. We all know that Monica is a beautiful lady, but focusing on this aspect of her is starting to get old. She actually did a decent job acting, so it would have been nice if the director had focused more on this than on her physical beauty. Was expecting much better work out of Philippe Garrel. Better luck next time.