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THE SUMMER HOUSE

What You Need To Know:

The film THE SUMMER HOUSE, set in the prim, middle-class suburb of Croydon, England, is about teenager Margaret's prospective marriage to an oafish forty-year old who still lives with his mother. Despite masterful acting performances by Jeanne Moreau and Joan Plowright, the comedy has a sordid plot full of sexual innuendo.

Content:

(H, L, M, N, O, S,) Humanism; roughly 5 obscenities & 3 profanities; several scenes with drinking & drunkenness; some semi-female nudity, but nothing really shown; girl murdered for ritualistic purposes--but actual murder not shown; and, several sex scenes but not explicit.

More Detail:

The film THE SUMMER HOUSE, despite some masterful acting by Jeanne Moreau who plays Lili, and Joan Plowright who plays Mrs. Monro, has a sordid plot full of sexual innuendo, which takes away from the film’s comedy.

Set in the prim, middle-class suburb of Croydon, England, teenager Margaret is engaged to a foppish, forty-year-old man, Syl, who lives with his mother, Mrs. Munro. Margaret and her divorced mother used to live in Egypt, the exotic and erotic memories of which provide Margaret with an active fantasy life. With wedding preparations underway, Lili arrives to be part of the festivities. Lili is Margaret’s mother’s best friend from Egyptian days. Half-French and half-English, Lili’s mischievousness, feminine wiles and notorious romantic life has been unencumbered by British conventions concerning appropriate behavior. Margaret confides in Lili, and Lili realizes that Margaret doesn’t love the bridegroom but doesn’t know how to escape. Right up to the wedding, Lili promises Mrs. Munro that the marriage will not take place. Given Margaret’s unassertiveness, Lili is forced to take drastic measures. Thus, she invites the wedding guests to come to the summer house and see the cactus. What they see is sufficient to prevent the wedding, and for Margaret to enter a convent, which she does.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

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