Summer 1993

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charming m Moving, outstanding gut-punch of a film..... Wonderful acting to a cracking script adds to a helluva directing debut from Carla Simon. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Carla Simón's debut film is wise, not only in cinematographic terms but in her understanding of the human being, specially - and more complicated- of childhood. Accompanied by her surprising child interpreters, the director immerses us in the story of Frida, a girl who lost her parents to AIDS and who is full of questions, sadness and, of course, anger. What makes this film transcendent despite its simplicity is the subtlety with which the director tells the story, without the need for clichés and unnecessary resources, wasted by use, such as sad music or incessant tearing, shows that based on of small details and very strong feelings it is possible to innovate in the coming-of-age. What I like the most is that the director is smart enough to know that children are not innocent and can plan, manipulate and take revenge, although she does not judge her little protagonist for it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I felt I was not watching a movie. I was watching a summer in some people's real life. It reminded me of what it was to be a child and be confused, sad and angry, and to lose a loved one to death at that age. It also felt very familiar to me because I left my hometown, which is in Spain, at 5 years old. The ending really touched me. The crying was inevitable. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review chris k 'Estiu 1993' is an exquisite film: not just because of its superb acting, its lovely ambience, or its brilliant shots; its beauty lies at the way it explores the feelings of a child - that of jealousy, shame, sadness, confusion, enthusiasm and more. It does not treat the child as an immature human, as unimportant, as a simple-to-understand doll. No, 'Estiu 1993' explores - perhaps not fully, but this might be impossible - the children's feelings in a rarely-seen respectful and earnest way. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andy h It's a gentle, quiet, light, prestige, intimate, sensual, adorable, and time-standing indie gem that foreign film buffs Must experience. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member OMG I'm crying! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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