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Rating: 6.428/10 by 104 users

The Summer of Sangaile (2015)

Seventeen-year-old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. She meets a girl her age at the summer aeronautical show, nearby her parents' lakeside villa. Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret and in the process finds in her teenage love, the only person that truly encourages her to fly.

Directing:
  • Alantė Kavaitė
  • Gintarė Balandaitė
Writing:
  • Alantė Kavaitė
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2015

Rating: 6.428/10 by 104 users

Alternative Title:
The Summer of Sangaile - US
Літо Сангайле - UA
Лето Сангайле - RU
KP15: Sangailės vasara - LT
O Verao de Sangaile - PT
桑格莉之夏 - CN
戀戀飛翔 - TW
Sangailes vasara - LT
El verano de Sangaile - ES
Der Sommer von Sangaile - DE
Summer - FR
The Summer of Sangaile - NL

Country:
France
Lithuania
Netherlands
Language:
Lietuvių
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: photography, vertigo, ballet dancer, dressmaker, lesbian relationship, fashion, artistic intercourse, young love, female artist, dream world, woman director, stunt pilot, hero's journey, posing for a portrait, fear of heights, learning to fly, overcoming fears, self-harm, teenager

Jūratė Sodytė
Sangaile's Mother
Martynas Budraitis
Sangailės tėvas
Nelė Savičenko
Sangailės motinos draugė
Gailė Butvilaitė
Austės draugė
Anupras Jucius
Austės draugas
Ignas Gužauskas
Austės draugas
Kęstutis Cicėnas
Austės draugas
Severina Špakovska
Austės draugė
Romualdas Gudas
Aeroklubo prezidentas
Ina Rosenaitė
Sangailės motinos draugė
Eltonas Meleckis
Pirmo skrydžio pilotas
Algimantas Žentelis
Akrobatinio skraidymo meistras
Robertas Noreika
Akrobatinio skraidymo meistras
Antanas Marčiukaitis
Akrobatinio skraidymo meistras
Šarūnas Staniulis
Akrobatinio skraidymo meistras
Jurgis Kairys
Išskirtinis pasirodymas

Reno

**A comet in the snow.** It can't get any more beautiful than this. I have seen many lesbian films, but this one was like a result of when a poet and an artist comes together. It was so poetic, as well as an enchanting video portrait. Not everything in the film was pleasant, I mean not the romance parts, but you know self hurting parts as one got depressed in their life. That's where it all begins, an awesomely written screenplay where most of the film remains dialogueless. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy the stunning cinematography and a cute little romance the blends with that. This is a Lithuanian film, but internationally co-produced. It won some awards at the various film festivals. It was officially selected as the Lithuanian entry for the 88th American Academy Awards, but did not make it. Written and directed by a woman filmmaker and this is her second feature film. I hope she makes more films like this with characters with emotions, then she will be in my watch out list. There's no comparable with any other lesbian film as many people doing. This is a very unique, especially in the storytelling segment. Most importantly, anybody with no objection on some sex-romance will do understand and appreciated the artistic presenstation of this film. The title itself a plot line. So you know the storyline, but for how it all happens need to be watched. Sangaile is in her summer holiday, spending time with her parents in a rural villa. Near the house, there's an airfield where some spectacular display taking place, she instantly falls in love with that. That's where she meets a girl named Auste, who seems very interested in her. So later they decide to hang out and do the stuffs. After a few meets, with ups and downs, there relationship intensely grows, but how far it goes and how the story ends was told in the remaining parts. > "You know nobody will understand you better than me." Not the entire film is about the romance that jumps into the bed. There are some messages, like how one influence the other one to change her character. Like depressed and lost, and got no idea about the future, a new hope rises like a sun for the new day after a long winter. The romance between two different social classes and their field of interest, all those fills the film on all the sides with its own colours like a Rubik's cube. The other advantage was the greatly ignoring the common clichés, especially from a lesbian film aspect. Films are collections of many things. From the actors to filmmakers to technicians and locations, when these all get together accurately, a beautiful product like this emerges. That's where it succeeded. First the actors, everyone, but the majority of the tale focused between the two characters and those two were brilliant. They executed so perfectly as it was real. You won't get that kind of great chemistry in all the romance film you watch. There are many moments that feels like it was paused, in a good sense as a romantic, as well as visually. Then comes the locations. As it is set in the rural, they explored the landscapes excellently. They were not intended to give preferences on those, but while capturing the film scenes, they used some interesting angles to get those beautiful backgrounds. As I said earlier, the images talk more than the film characters. The music score was also very good. The overall film looks like a touch of the 60s or 70s, but there's no any clarifications about the timeline. Seeing the lifestyle, all the gadgets et cetera, it is obviously a modern day tale. Observe everything carefully in the film. The film characters, the story, as well as production design was very simple. Like they did not spend much for making it. Yet it delivered big. Sadly, this is not a well recognised film, not much from LGBT film fanatic friends as well. I haven't seen many Lithuanian films, but surely this is one of the best from that region I have seen. You know who's the target audience for this, but the film is too good, so I hope you make a right choice. Though it is for adults, there's nothing much serious to consider in the romance/sex/nudity parts, so the matured and open minded teens can try this. Recommended! _7.5/10_


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