Summer of 85(2021)

Storyline

• What do you dream of when you're 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself. When 16-year-old Alexis is caught up in the deceitful Normandy sea, David heroically saves him from drowning. And, this is how Alexis meets the person of his life. But, how long will this tumultuous, dreamy relationship last? Will the dream last for more than one summer, the summer of 85? — yusufpiskin Bearing the subtly subversive spirit of Ozon's early films, Summer of 85 is a luscious, sensual adaptation of the YA novel from British writer Aidan Chambers. In this fleeting gay romance full of youthful energy, the heat of love's first flame ignites a pleasurable nostalgia for the 1980s. — yusufpiskin In long flashbacks, cute gay Normandy seaside resort schoolboy Alexis 'Alex' Robin (16) tells how he got arrested in 1985 for grave violation. Getting in trouble at sea sailing mate Chris's boat alone, he was rescued by handsome elder David Gorman (18), immediately made friends and soon became intimate, while David's widowed mother eagerly hired him in their beach shop, while they secretly make love. But David, who insisted on a morbid-romantic 'pact' the surviving mate must dance o the first-died's grave, constantly seeks new experiences, while Alex gets jealous and possessive, feeling cheated when David openly flirts with English girl Kate. A row and motorbike chase see David crash fatally, crushing Alexi's and his mother's hearts. Literature teacher Lefèvre gets Alexis, who gets arrested for keeping the pact after a morgue incident, to write his trauma down, being gifted for essays, so the social worker can build a defense in court. — KGF Vissers