Summer 1993

Summer 1993 (Catalan: Estiu 1993) is a 2017 Catalan-language Spanish drama film directed and written by Carla Simón.[2] The film premiered in the Generation section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the GWFF Best First Feature Award.[3] It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but in the end it was not nominated.[4][5]

Summer 1993
Film poster
Directed byCarla Simón
Written byCarla Simón
Produced byValérie Delpierre
Stefan Schmitz
María Zamora
StarringLaia Artigas
CinematographySantiago Racaj
Edited byDidac Palou
Ana Pfaff
Music byPau Boïgues
Ernest Pipó
Production
company
Avalon
Distributed byOscilloscope Laboratories
Release dates
  • 11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) (Berlin)
  • 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30) (Spain)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageCatalan
Box office$1.9 million[1]

Plot

The film takes place in the summer of 1993 and follows Frida, a six year old girl whose parents have died of complications related to HIV/AIDS. Frida moves in with an adoptive family and must adapt to her new reality.[6]

Cast
  • Laia Artigas as Frida
  • Paula Blanco as Cesca
  • Etna Campillo as Irene
  • Bruna Cusí as Marga
  • Jordi Figueras as Blai
  • David Verdaguer as Esteve

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Summer 1993 holds an approval rating of 100% based on 98 reviews, and an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) finds writer-director Carla Simón drawing on personal memories to create a thoughtful drama elevated by outstanding work from its young leads."[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "universal acclaim"; it is listed as a "Metacritic must-see".[8]

See also

References
  1. "Verano 1993 (Summer 1993)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. Holland, Jonathan (11 February 2017). "'Summer 1993' ('Estiu 1993'): Film Review Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. "Great recognition for EU-supported films at Berlinale 2017". Creative Europe MEDIA. European Commission. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. "Verano 1993, seleccionada para representar a España en los Oscar" (in Spanish). Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. Keslassy, Elsa (7 September 2017). "Spain Sends Carla Simon's feature debut 'Summer 1993' to Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. "SUMMER 1993 – New Europe Film Sales". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. "Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  8. "Summer 1993 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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