Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) (2018)
92%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: 36 wins & 57 nominations
Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) finds writer-director Carla Simón drawing on personal memories to create a thoughtful drama elevated by outstanding work from its young leads.
Summer 1993 is a heartwarming and emotional film that will make you feel like a kid again. Director Carla Simon captures the essence of childhood and the struggles of growing up in a way that is both delicate and powerful. The performances from the young cast are truly extraordinary, especially Laia Artigas who captures your heart as Frida. This is a coming-of-age tale that will leave you feeling moved and inspired. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and get ready to feel all the feels.
Production Company(ies)
Horizon Pictures,
Distributor
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Olot, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 38m
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Language(s):Catalan
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Country of origin:Germany, Ireland, Spain
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 2018 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2018
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Summer 1993, Carla Simón, drama, Catalan, Laia Artigas, Paula Robles, Bruna Cusí, David Verdaguer, Fermi Reixach, Montse Sanz, Valérie Delpierre, written by Carla Simón, directed by Carla Simón, produced by Valérie Delpierre, box office gross, budget, reviewed by Nell Minow, Leah Pickett, David Stratton, Sandra Hall, Donald Clarke, Wendy Ide, Sandie Angulo Chen, Jennifer Merin, MaryAnn Johanson, Betsy Bozdech, Andrew Murray, Agustín Acevedo Kanopa, MPAA rating, grief, loss, family, childhood, adaptation, personal memories, outstanding work, young leads, emotional response, child’s perspective, naturalism, child’s-eye view, coming-of-age, performances, direction, cinematography, sound design, Dolby Atmos, Oscilloscope Laboratories
Worldwide gross: $1,983,149
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,333,718
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,371
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 254,495
US/Canada gross: $185,903
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $218,766
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,531
US/Canada opening weekend: $21,307
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $25,074
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,435
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): 960000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $1,129,703
Production budget ranking: 2,083
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $608,345
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $595,670
ROI to date (est.): 34%
ROI ranking: 1,224
Paula Robles – Anna
Bruna Cusí – Marga
David Verdaguer – Esteve
Fermi Reixach – Avi
Montse Sanz – Lola
Director(s)
Carla Simón
Writer(s)
Carla Simón
Producer(s)
Valérie Delpierre
Film Festivals
Berlin
Awards & Nominations
36 wins & 57 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (97) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (97)
The intimacy of the story-telling here is deeply moving. Director Carla Simon created space for performances of truly extraordinary naturalism from everyone in the cast, especially the two young girls.
October 12, 2021
Nell Minow
AWFJ Women on Film
TOP CRITIC
Refreshingly, Simón’s take on the “summer that changed everything” movie is delicate and unsentimental, earning an emotional response simply by exploring how a child interprets loss from the child’s perspective and at the child’s pace.
September 25, 2018
Leah Pickett
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
…a wonderfully honest and gracefully directed insight into the world of children.
August 3, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Frida’s gaze governs everything, taking you back to the mysteries, the insecurities – and the joys – of being six.
August 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Summer 1993 is, at its core, a sad, potentially tragic tale of emotional survival. It meanders. It ends almost randomly. But the truth of its emotions sticks in the mind.
July 23, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
A deeply personal child’s-eye view of loss, Summer 1993 is an utterly beguiling debut feature from Spanish writer-director Carla Simón.
July 14, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
This is a painful and powerful film about grief, fitting in, and family.
October 12, 2021
Sandie Angulo Chen
AWFJ Women on Film
In her acting debut as Frida, ten year old Laia Artigas captures your heart.
October 12, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
Brava to Carla Simón who, with her feature debut, crafts a beautifully delicate and sensitive portrait of a child’s grief as inarticulate, incoherent torment.
October 12, 2021
MaryAnn Johanson
AWFJ Women on Film
Simon delivers a tender, empathetic film about the challenges of being a young child who’s completely at the mercy of adults.
October 12, 2021
Betsy Bozdech
AWFJ Women on Film
[A]n incredibly touching and dramatically moving coming-of-age tale that utilises phenomenal performances and downplayed direction to deliver maximum impact.
February 6, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Andrew Murray
The Upcoming
the most immediate reference is Cría Cuervos . And the thing is that Carla Simón made Laia Artigas his own Ana Torrent, through the weight of a secret, a pain and a resentment encapsulated in the black cell of his eyes. [Full review in Spanish]
January 9, 2021 | Rating: 8.5/10
Agustín Acevedo Kanopa
La Diaria…
Plot
In the Summer of 1993, Frida, a six-year-old little girl, leaves Barcelona and her grandparents for the countryside. After her father, her mother has just died of a mysterious illness. Taken in by her uncle Esteve and aunt Marga, Frida discovers her new environment, an old stone farmhouse in a mountainous area close to a dense forest. Her new “parents” prove friendly. Another good point is that they have a three-year old daughter named Anna who can become a playmate. For another child less disturbed than miserable uprooted Frida, this would be the most idyllic of stays, in other words a permanent vacation. But Frida IS disturbed and if there are undeniably good times at her new “home”, there is also the unexpressed pain which makes her both feel sad and behave badly. Will Frida overcome her troubles ? Only the end of Summer will tell.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Laia Artigas, who plays the lead role of Frida, was only six years old at the time of filming and had no prior acting experience.
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