
Pauline at the Beach(1983)
Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece, Pauline, on a vacation to Granville. There, she meets an old love...


Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.

Melvil Poupaud
Gaspard

Amanda Langlet
Margot

Gwenaëlle Simon
Solène
Aurelia Nolin
Léna
Aimé Lefèvre
Newfoundlander
Alain Guellaff
Uncle
Evelyne Lahana
Aunt
Yves Guérin
Accordionist

Franck Cabot-David
Cousin
A Summer's Tale is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 1996 exploring themes of beach, waitress, holiday, coming of age, graduate. Directed by Éric Rohmer, it stars Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Gwenaëlle Simon. Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.
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