One Deadly Summer (1983)

Name: One Deadly Summer
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Released: 1983
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon, Jenny Clève, Maria Machado

2h 10m France

Mystery Drama Crime

Plot

In the spring of 1976, a striking 19-year-old named Eliane arrives in a town with her German mother and disabled father. Her beauty captures the attention of locals, particularly a firefighter known as Pin-Pon. Eliane quickly forms a bond with him, revealing her insecurities about being perceived as foolish. As she moves in with Pin-Pon, making plans for their wedding and knitting baby clothes, questions arise about her past. She probes into a mysterious piano delivered in 1955, seeking answers that intertwine with her mother's grief, her father's accident, and the secrets behind her lineage.

Cast

Isabelle Adjani Alain Souchon Suzanne Flon Jenny Clève Maria Machado Evelyne Didi Jean Gaven François Cluzet Manuel Gélin Roger Carel Michel Galabru Marie-Pierre Casey Cécile Vassort Édith Scob Virginie Vignon