A Summer's Tale (1996)

Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

What to watch after A Summer's Tale

• The Green Ray (1986) — Same feel: reflective, intimate
• Love in the Afternoon (1972) — Éric Rohmer directed both
• Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987) — Same feel: reflective, realistic
• La cérémonie (1995) — Two steps away in the credits
• Summer of 85 (2020) — Melvil Poupaud appears in both
• Summer of '42 (1971) — Same subject: beach, coming of age