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The Summer House

1993 1h 22m Comedy List
73% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 45% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
Margaret (Lena Headey) has agreed to marry Syl (David Threlfall) ; the problem is, she accepted the proposal to please her aging mother, Monica (Julie Walters), and secretly has no interest in her listless fiancé. As the wedding date draws nearer, friends and family of the bride-to-be begin to arrive, including the free-spirited Lili (Jeanne Moreau), an old friend of Monica's. Luckily, Lili quickly realizes that Margaret and Syl don't gel, and comes up with a brilliant plan to stop the wedding. Read More Read Less
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Todd McCarthy Variety Chain-smoking, guzzling booze and spouting worldly epigrams about love and life, Moreau fits into Croydon like a peacock in Antarctica, sashaying around and imposing her seductive will on everyone. Aug 13, 2013 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Joan Plowright and Jeanne Moreau turn this slight BBC production into a jolly lesson about how two great old theatrical broads can liven up an arty domestic drama. Rated: C- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Jeanne Moreau. Jeanne Moreau. Jeanne Moreau. She is the soul of this movie and its raison d'être. Rated: 3/5 Apr 12, 2011 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant Although this odd comedy-mystery is never entirely successful, the eternally glamorous, fearlessly ridiculous Moreau takes full advantage of her role to demonstrate that she remains one of the great stars of international cinema. May 31, 2018 Full Review TV Guide The central comic performances by Moreau, Plowright, and Walters keep things lively, especially during the increasingly farcical second half of the film. Rated: 3/4 Aug 13, 2013 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 2/5 Oct 21, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Drama ridden middle aged womens satire about marriage. Dull lifeless assault to the youthful vibrance of all woman kind. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most eccentric movies I have ever seen. It had the most bizarre ending. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Margaret (Lena Headey) has agreed to marry Syl (David Threlfall) ; the problem is, she accepted the proposal to please her aging mother, Monica (Julie Walters), and secretly has no interest in her listless fiancé. As the wedding date draws nearer, friends and family of the bride-to-be begin to arrive, including the free-spirited Lili (Jeanne Moreau), an old friend of Monica's. Luckily, Lili quickly realizes that Margaret and Syl don't gel, and comes up with a brilliant plan to stop the wedding.
Director
Waris Hussein
Screenwriter
Martin Sherman
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.1M
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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