The idea of summertime brings to mind long, languid warm days, carefree, sun-baked holidays, the sound of crickets and sultry evenings spent alfresco. Summer changes the way we feel, often lighter and freer. Some films imbue such images and emotions more than others; we round up the 10 best.
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From: Harper's BAZAAR UK
A Bigger Splash
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Luca Guadagnino, who was also behind Call Me By Your Name, brings his evocative filmmaking to the sun-drenched Sicilian island of Pantelleria. World famous rock star Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) and her handsome younger boyfriend Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts) are on holiday where she is recovering from surgery whereby she has lost her voice. Their solitude is disrupted by an unwanted visitor in the form of an insufferable music promoter (Ralph Fiennes) and his daughter (Dakota Johnson). The film’s name is inspired by the famous Hockney painting, and is every bit as vivid and visually brilliant. The simmering sexual tension and smouldering heat reaches a crescendo that you won’t see coming. Warning: Tilda Swinton’s chic Dior summer wardrobe will make you want to replace everything you own.
