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
Bonjour Tristesse
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The ever-stylish Bonjour Tristesse might have been poorly received when it was first released in 1958, but it is now regarded as a cinematic great in which Jean Seberg gives the performance of her tragically short career (she killed herself aged 40 after the FBI published lies about her). She plays Cecile, a spoilt, flirty teenager who goes on holiday to the French Riviera with her playboy father (David Niven). Their questionably libertine relationship is disrupted when his new partner arrives (Deborah Kerr), Anne, the best friend of his late wife. Cecile does her best to break up Anne and her father to disastrous consequences.
