Summer Hours

Three siblings must come to terms with their mother's mortality as they decide what to do with her valuable belongings in this warm family drama from filmmaker Olivier Assayas. Hélène Berthier (Edith Scob) is about to turn 75, and her children are gathering at her home in the country for a party. ...more

Oliver Assasyas’ Summer Hours blooms like a delicate bud, blossoming in the summertime breeze, then gradually withering as the chilling gust of fall ultimately takes hold. At their summer home, three siblings rejoice in celebration of their mother’s 75th birthday. There are no tears, however, in this household of cultured, sophisticated types, but fondly recalled memories of times past and present. The matriarch of the Berthier family, Helene (Edith Scob), loves her children and grandchildren ...more