Summer as it used to be. In summer movies, it’s summer, sure. But it is not only the weather or the season that makes a summer movie. After all, climate change is not the only reason why we often associate summer with nostalgic feelings.
Summer feeling also means a break from everyday life and time for adventure. Particularly at a young age, the summer vacations are a time of transition and change. But also after school, summer is a time of departure, if only for vacation. Trips often bring special experiences and sometimes adventures.
That’s why summer movies are also about a time of departure and adventure. Still, the weather has to be right, of course. Stay tuned for the 15 best summer movies of all time!
Penniless Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is commissioned to travel to Italy to persuade young American playboy Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) to return to the U.S. for family reasons. However, Dickie is more interested in the dolce vita with his fiancée Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow) – soon Tom is too.
The three enjoy the hot summer days in picturesque Italy together. However, Tom becomes increasingly jealous and does not want to be in Dickie’s shadow. Tragedy ensues – giving Tom a new identity…
This five-time Oscar-nominated film, based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestseller of the same name, offers a fascinating mix of gripping thriller and sultry summer film. The human abyss alternates with beautiful landscape and city shots. Italy’s weightless atmosphere, a feeling that the world is at your feet – “The Talented Mr Ripley” playfully conveys all this but is always combined with the feeling of a constant threat.
Even the most beautiful summer eventually comes to an end… A psychodrama, old-fashioned in the best sense of the word, is about a man who is consumed by envy and makes the mat shine.
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