Music Box Films Home Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing the poignant coming-of-drama Summer of 85 on Blu-Ray, DVD and VOD on August 17, 2021. From one of France’s most prolific and versatile filmmakers, François Ozon (Under The Sand, Swimming Pool), the film is a wonderful and ardent reverie on first love and the impassioned influence it holds over those who experience it. It’s based the landmark 1982 LGBT young adult novel Dance on My Grave by British author Aidan Chambers. Summer of 85 won the Jury Prize for “Best Feature Film” at Europe’s annual Merlinka Film Festival.
Synopsis: When Alexis (Félix Lefebvre) capsizes off the coast of Normandy, David (Benjamin Voisin) comes to the rescue and soon opens the younger boy’s eyes to a new horizon of friendship, art and sexual bliss. David’s worldly demeanor and Jewish heritage deliver a jolt to Alexis’s traditional, working class upbringing. After Alexis begins working at the seaside shop owned by David’s mother (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), the two lovers steal every possible moment for a fugitive kiss, a motorcycle ride or a trip to the cinema. Their relationship is soon rocked by a host of challenges, including an unexpected sexual rival (Philippine Velge) and a romantic oath that transcends life itself.
Bonus Features
- Deleted Scenes
- Rehearsing the Fight featurette
- Rehearsing the Dance featurette
- 16mm and 35mm film tests
- Light and Costume tests
- Blooper Reel
- Poster Gallery
- Short Film: “A Summer Dress” (1996) by François Ozon
Dillon is most comfortable sitting around in a theatre all day watching both big budget and independent movies.
