1971 · drama · gentle
During the Summer
Directed by Kyle Heller12m1971
A set of mistranslations offer competing interpretations as to what is really going on when a young woman disposes of a Christmas tree at night.
Our read: During the Summer (1971) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama · gentle entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, measured, gentle drama / gentle, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- measured
- intimate
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