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And They Call It Summer
And They Call It Summer
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AND THEY CALL IT SUMMER

E la chiamano estate

Directed by Paolo Franchi
Italy, France, 2012
Drama

Synopsis

Dino and Anna are a couple in their forties. Their relationship is hardly conventional: in fact, it is unconsummated. Dino gets out of it, gratifying himself with prostitutes and swingers. He reaches his nadir when he looks up Anna’s old boyfriends to ask about their sexual relations with her…

Synopsis

Dino and Anna are a couple in their forties. Their relationship is hardly conventional: in fact, it is unconsummated. Dino gets out of it, gratifying himself with prostitutes and swingers. He reaches his nadir when he looks up Anna’s old boyfriends to ask about their sexual relations with her…

Our take

A controversial, opinion-dividing romantic drama that won awards at Rome Film Fest, this deep dive into the mind of a sex addict takes many risky steps in its quest to explore the dark roots of obsession. Like Steve McQueen’s Shame, Paolo Franchi makes bold moves—but can he pull it off?