The Summer with Carmen
Two longtime friends turn a day at an Athens queer beach into a playful excavation of desire, memory, and the screenplay one of them hopes to make.
Overview
A day at the beach turns into a nostalgic journey of friendship and creativity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- playful
- summer viewing
- beach day
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an endearing, warm queer comedy-drama with appealing performances and an inventive movie-within-a-movie structure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Demos and Nikitas spend a day at the beach shaping Nikitas's screenplay from memories of a recent summer.
The Athens queer beach provides the film's present-day gathering place and a vivid social setting for its characters.
Nikitas's interest in Demos and Demos's rebound encounter create emotional friction within their long friendship.
The friends' day-long swim and discussion gradually recall the prior summer's events for the prospective screenplay.
Films like The Summer with Carmen, and why
The Way He Looks
queer comedy-drama with friendship, sexual self-discovery, and a warm conversational tone
The Strong Ones
gay coming-of-age storytelling centered on intimacy, desire, and emotionally complicated friendship
The Blue Caftan
meta-cinematic queer drama blending romance, memory, and playful storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Zacharias Mavroeidis
- Release Date
- 2023-11-04
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (30)
Cast
- Yorgos Tsiantoulas
- Andreas Labropoulos
- Nikolas Mihas
- Roubini Vasilakopoulou
- Vasilis Tsigristaris
- Nantia Margariti
- Clio Chavgie
- Jacques Simha
- Christos Stathousis
- Antonis Karnavas
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Dekkoo
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Summer with Carmen about?
- Two longtime friends turn a day at an Athens queer beach into a playful excavation of desire, memory, and the screenplay one of them hopes to make.
- What is The Summer with Carmen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Summer with Carmen as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Summer with Carmen violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Summer with Carmen.
- What did critics think of The Summer with Carmen?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an endearing, warm queer comedy-drama with appealing performances and an inventive movie-within-a-movie structure.
- Which films are like The Summer with Carmen?
- Films with a similar feel include The Way He Looks, The Strong Ones, and The Blue Caftan.
- How long is The Summer with Carmen?
- The Summer with Carmen runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Summer with Carmen?
- In United States, The Summer with Carmen streams on Dekkoo.
