2021 Directed by Alexandra Matheou
Summer is a permanent state of mind in Limassol, a once small seaside town in Cyprus now transforming into the oligarch paradise of the Mediterranean. Within its asphyxiating environment, Tina, a depressed food stylist is ready to give up on everything on the day of her birthday, until an extraordinary encounter changes her life.
A cool short film about an unexpected beginning of a friendship between two women in the always sunny Limassol. It happens to be my first film in 44th Drama International Short Film Festival (online).
Calm, beautiful, sweet, intelligent... but too short. I want to see this as a full-lengh feature film. Because it has so many ideas, but they cannot be exploited in this amount of time
Second time I see this film in a festival, and I still love it the same. It portrays beautifully, with humour, and in a short time the sad reality of Limassol today, the duality of the city and the classes: on one hand, the 'dream' life, the always-summer luxury lifestyle of rich expats (mainly Russian), and on the other the difficult life of most immigrants as well as locals, the 'shadow' people, who are there only to serve the rich. The protagonist makes a point about her life as a food stylist, that she has to portray the food in a way that makes it appealing, no matter how shitty it really is, and I think in the film she realises this is true also of the city: the window may show a summer play, a wild lifestyle of party and good food, but in reality, not many people get to live like this.
A Summer Place will be screened at the 2nd Academy of Death Racers Film Festival from the 6th - 22nd of January 2023. Get your virtual passes now by visiting our website.
[LGBTQ+ Short Film Selection]
Summer is a permanent state of mind in Limassol, a once small seaside town in Cyprus that has transformed into the oligarch paradise of the Mediterranean. Being both a player and a victim of this city transformation as a food stylist, Tina is depressed. On the day of her birthday, she is ready to give up on everything, until an extraordinary encounter changes her life.
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Just a typical slice of life short about the beginning of a relationship. Beautifully shot and acted, but some unnecessary fluff to pad out the runtime.
