Summertime is a gorgeously shot film by the French director Catherine Corsini that swoons over a lesbian love affair between Ccile de France and Izia Higelin.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2016

The film is distinguished by magnificent photography by Jeanne Lapoirie and by the insightful screenplay by the director and Laurette Polmanss. It's enjoying a very limited cinema release, but is well worth checking out.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 16, 2016

The juxtaposition of pulsating Paris with the static and reactionary countryside yields a compelling metaphor for Delphine's moral conundrum...What's frustrating about Summertime is its sometimes overly didactic tone.

| Sep 6, 2016

There are many things to recommend Catharine Corsini's erotically charged drama.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 9, 2016

Two dull people have a dull love affair in "Summertime," a French drama that drags on like an August afternoon.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 23, 2016

What makes Summertime really refreshing is that it doesn't treat its central romance as anything but wholly normal, despite the attitude of other characters, or indeed, the tenor of the time in which it is set.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 22, 2016

While the physical contrasts between Ms. de France and Ms. Higelin are striking, the differences of temperament and background that separate their characters rarely feel simplified.

| Jul 21, 2016

Artfully calculated and authentically felt, the unexpectedly effective "Summertime" combines the conventional structure of classic movie romance with a sensual same-sex frankness that couldn't be more up-to-date.

| Jul 21, 2016

A rare look at the era through women's eyes.

| Jul 21, 2016

For a while, Summertime seems to be as much about the French second-wave feminist movement as it is about its central romance.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 21, 2016

Catherine Corsini depicts feminists in lighthearted ways, at once humorously caricatured and sensitively human.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 19, 2016

Summertime celebrates the unique couple's chemistry, allowing their smiles to convey the transformative effect they have on one another.

| Jul 18, 2016

The story's anchored by strong performances from Belgian star Cecile de France and French singer-turned-actress Izia Higelin, who have a natural chemistry that's not only credible but actually infectious.

| Jul 18, 2016

Summertime owes less to its plot development than the credibility of its performances among this trio of women as they present a fascinating set of conflicting perspectives.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 18, 2016

For all of its wise, welcome focus on the libidinal, Summertime additionally succeeds in presenting the far-left fervor of the time without devolving into school-play pageantry.

| Jul 18, 2016

Five stars for good intentions; two for the path to cinematic platitude they pave.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 18, 2016

Carole and Delphine luxuriate in each other's company. It's a symbiotic relationship, which combines a sexual awakening for Carole and a political awakening for Delphine.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 17, 2016

A gentle piece of romantic escapism with Hollywood-sized emotions.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 15, 2016

There are some nice moments and one or two icky ones.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 14, 2016

A sensitive and moving tale.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 11, 2016