Written by James M. Tate / 2/19/2013 / No comments / daryl hannah , eighties , peter gallagher , randal kleiser , romance , valérie quennessen
SUMMER LOVERS
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year: 1982 cast: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen rating: **1/2 |
Cathy does have shortcomings: she's not that adventurous or exciting. The couple are vacationing in the Greek islands and she acts like they’re at a Cleveland based Ramada Inn.
Once Michael catches a glimpse of (and the mutual eye of) mousy French girl Lina, an archeologist played by FRENCH POSTCARDS and CONAN THE BARBARIAN beauty ValĂ©rie Quennessen, he follows her around the hillside-villa beach town until they connect, hook up, and here’s where the real "story" begins.
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Valérie Quennessen as Lina |
It's a very limited Menage a Trois relationship; not surprising given the 1982 release date. Thus that decade’s candy-coated music plays loudly throughout.
Hits including “I’m So Excited” and “I Just Can Get Enough,” although catchy and fun, not only dates but somewhat demeans a film that tries to be more quirky/art house than mainstream/trendy.
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Daryl Hannah as Cathy |
And an 11th hour surprise intrusion of Cathy’s uptight mother could have added something – like a much needed obstacle to the breezy romance – but winds up filler in a story written and directed by GREASE man Randall Kleiser, who seems more in love with pop music and the Greek Isles than the three main characters we never really get to know.
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