Summer Light (1943): Cast
Summer Light is a 1943 drama directed by Jean Grémillon, starring Pierre Brasseur as Roland, Jane Marken and Madeleine Robinson. It runs 1 hour 52 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 52m (112 min)
- Director
- Jean Grémillon
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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French - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Summer Light About?
The premise of Summer Light without spoilers.
Set in a gleaming glass hotel perched atop an isolated Provençal mountain, the film weaves a tragicomic story of a tangled, obsessive love affair. The narrative follows an eclectic group—from a visionary artist and the hotel’s meticulous manager to a stoic dam worker—each caught in the complex web of desire and ambition.
Summer Light Themes & Keywords
· 48 tags- boy girl relationship
- love
- shakespearean quotation
- reference to william shakespeare
- southern alps
- 1940s
- france
- murder attempt
- run car off road
- season in title
- drinking and driving
- drunk driver
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- car accident
- stolen kiss
- rifle
- hunting accident
- murder ruled as accidental death
- murder disguised as accident
- reference to shakespeare's hamlet
- costume party
- costume
- boredom
- bitter woman
- lord
- drunkenness
- forced to drink
- referring to oneself in the third person
- sharpshooter
- painter as artist
- painter
- mansion
- cantankerous old man
- jealousy
- fountain
- eiffel tower paris
- suicidal
- flop play
- castle
- birdcage
- painful memories
- ending love
- sunflower
- tarot reading
- hydroelectric dam
- dam construction
- isolated place
- dynamite explosion
- south of france
Summer Light Cast & Characters
Pierre Brasseur leads the cast as Roland, with Jane Marken as Louise Martinet and Madeleine Robinson as Michèle. Directed by Jean Grémillon; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jean Grémillon
- Pierre Brasseur as Roland
- Jane Marken as Louise Martinet
- Madeleine Robinson as Michèle
- Georges Marchal as Julien
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Summer Light FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Summer Light, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Summer Light?
Summer Light runs 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was Summer Light released?
Summer Light was released on March 26, 1943.
Who directed Summer Light?
Summer Light was directed by Jean Grémillon.
More films by Jean Grémillon Who is in the cast of Summer Light?
Summer Light stars Pierre Brasseur as Roland, Jane Marken as Louise Martinet and Madeleine Robinson as Michèle, among 14 credited actors.
Does Summer Light have a post-credit scene?
No. Summer Light has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Summer Light in?
The original language of Summer Light is French.
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