Some of those stories, memories, and secrets are revealed, almost unpeeled, through the course of this poignant film about aging, family, and the inevitability of loss. Don't miss it.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
In French with English subtitles is the lovely and complex SUMMER HOURS, written and directed by Olivier Assayas. It's the story of an extended family facing what could be the last summer visit at their family ancestral home, now in fragile repair, as is their mother, the family matriarch (Edith Scoh). Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, and Jeremie Renier are the adult siblings celebrating their mother's 75th birthday with assorted significant others and children. During the visit, their mother has "the talk" with her oldest son, repeating what she has told him many times about her wishes regarding the house, the valuable pieces of art, and its furnishings. When the family has left, their mother says to her housekeeper that she knows what is embedded in the house are "stories, memories, and secrets."
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