Summer 1993

Released May 25, 2018

1h 38m

Drama

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Six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother's apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Although her aunt, uncle and younger cousin welcome her with open arms, Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new home in the Catalan countryside.

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Critics Consensus

Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) finds writer-director Carla Simón drawing on personal memories to create a thoughtful drama elevated by outstanding work from its young leads.

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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 out of 5 stars

07/13/23

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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 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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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 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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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 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

OMG I'm crying!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Paula Robles

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Nell Minow

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The intimacy of the story-telling here is deeply moving. Director Carla Simon created space for performances of truly extraordinary naturalism from everyone in the cast, especially the two young girls.

Oct 12, 2021

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Leah Pickett

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Refreshingly, Simón's take on the "summer that changed everything" movie is delicate and unsentimental, earning an emotional response simply by exploring how a child interprets loss from the child's perspective and at the child's pace.

Sep 25, 2018

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David Stratton

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...a wonderfully honest and gracefully directed insight into the world of children.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 3, 2018

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Kate Saccone

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This is a cinematic autobiography that feels both grounded in personal history and expanded upon and imagined.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

This stunning debut from Catalan director Carla Simón is a deeply affecting immersion into the unexpected ways grief colors a young life.

Rated: 90/100

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Sandie Angulo Chen

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This is a painful and powerful film about grief, fitting in, and family.

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Synopsis

Six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother's apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Although her aunt, uncle and younger cousin welcome her with open arms, Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new home in the Catalan countryside.

Director: Carla Simón
Producer: Valérie Delpierre, María Zamora
Screenwriter: Carla Simón
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Catalan
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $178.7K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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