(L 'ete meurtrier) starring
Isabelle Adjani
Alain Souchon Suzanne Flon
The South of France, a beautiful region that was the scene of a brutal rape 30 years ago. Three newcomers settle in a small Provencal village: a German woman, her crippled husband, and her daughter Eliane, a beautiful teenage girl who flaunts herself to the horror of the locals. But when a gentle garage mechanic falls in love with her, he little realises he is to be a pawn in a game of revenge and murder. Jean Becker's provocative and sensual drama won four
French academy awards.
Screenplay by SEBASTIEN JAPRISOT .based on his own novel
Produced by CHRISTINE BEYTOUT Directed byJEAN BECKER
(First showing on British television. A French film with English subtitles)