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The Blue Summer

The Blue Summer

Nov 18, 2000 · 2h 5m

Director

John Sergeant

Overview

Blue Summer is an experimental film about the doomed love affair between a writer and his conceptual artist lover. An unseen narrator guides us through the story, describing how he unearthed a pile of letters and fragments of a novel in an abandoned trailer in the countryside. Slowly, these fragments come to life, revealing how the writer's paranoid fantasies provoke a psychological meltdown.Exploring a number of contemporary concerns - the media, modern art, digitalisation, modernism, ecology - the film experiments with filmic genres and uses image and sound to mirror the writer's descent into madness.

Cast of The Blue Summer

About The Blue Summer

What is The Blue Summer about?

Blue Summer is an experimental film about the doomed love affair between a writer and his conceptual artist lover. An unseen narrator guides us through the story, describing how he unearthed a pile of letters and fragments of a novel in an abandoned trailer in the countryside. Slowly, these fragments come to life, revealing how the writer's paranoid fantasies provoke a psychological…

When was The Blue Summer released?

The Blue Summer was released on November 18, 2000.

How long is The Blue Summer?

The Blue Summer runs 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes).

Who directed The Blue Summer?

The Blue Summer was directed by John Sergeant.

Who is in the cast of The Blue Summer?

The cast of The Blue Summer includes Nicola Walker and Barney Kaye.