A young woman of 15 travels with her parents into the country for a summer vacation. It’s going to be the last one with her mother who is dying.
This low key coming of age film is the sort of thing that we’ve seen before, but it works before the cast. The script hits all the expected points of dealing with an impending loss and the life of a teen age girl who is coming of age. It hits all the expected plot points but it does so in a way that keeps us watching.
The reason the film works is the cast. Kaya Toft Loholt, Maria Rossing, Anders Mossling make up family that seems real. We can feel the affection for each other. They are so good that you want to spend time with them. You want to hang out with them even though you know the ride is going to be bittersweet.
I know that everyone wants a film that breaks the mold but sometimes a nice quiet film that does what it does at the top of it’s game without bells and whistles is more than enough.
ETERNAL SUMMER may not have the bells and whistles but it is more than enough for an evening’s entertainment.
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