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Three Summers

  • 2017
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
896
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Three Summers (2017)
Comedy

At a summer music festival, the feisty lead singer of an Irish folk band meets a folk music-hating Theremin player and sparks literally fly.At a summer music festival, the feisty lead singer of an Irish folk band meets a folk music-hating Theremin player and sparks literally fly.At a summer music festival, the feisty lead singer of an Irish folk band meets a folk music-hating Theremin player and sparks literally fly.

  • Director
    • Ben Elton
  • Writer
    • Ben Elton
  • Stars
    • Robert Sheehan
    • Rebecca Breeds
    • Michael Caton
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    896
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ben Elton
    • Writer
      • Ben Elton
    • Stars
      • Robert Sheehan
      • Rebecca Breeds
      • Michael Caton
    • 33User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Robert Sheehan
    Robert Sheehan
    • Roland
    Rebecca Breeds
    Rebecca Breeds
    • Keevey
    Michael Caton
    Michael Caton
    • Henry
    Magda Szubanski
    Magda Szubanski
    • Queenie
    Kate Box
    Kate Box
    • Linda
    John Waters
    John Waters
    • Eamon
    Deborah Mailman
    Deborah Mailman
    • Pam
    Caroline Brazier
    Caroline Brazier
    • Olivia
    Kelton Pell
    • Jack
    Nichola Balestri
    • Ruby
    Jacqueline McKenzie
    Jacqueline McKenzie
    • Professor Wellborn
    Peter Rowsthorn
    • Tony
    Mahesh Jadu
    Mahesh Jadu
    • Baktash
    Christiaan Van Vuuren
    • Dexter
    Joseph Pedley
    • Jesse
    Sam Longley
    Sam Longley
    • Bob
    Adriane Daff
    • Diamond
    Embla Bishop
    • Maddison
    • Director
      • Ben Elton
    • Writer
      • Ben Elton
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    7admanpa-81096

    Worth a watch

    On the BBC iPlayer at present (Dec20). Enjoyable Sunday afternoon film. If you fancy something that's not too heavy then give it a go.
    10maurs-10854

    A Beauty

    Robert Sheehan is such a talent (Misfits) (The Umbrella Academy) as are the well know Aussie actors in this charming movie. A Ben Elton story and movie beautifully capturing different aspects of Australian culture. Be it quite cringe worthy at times. I hope our American friends "get it". Just sit back and enjoy the story.
    7CineMuseFilms

    An irreverent comic snapshot of the Aussie national culture

    It is absurd that any filmmaker would try to snapshot an entire nation in one movie, but Three Summers (2017) comes very close to doing just that. Almost every social and political issue that is near and dear to the Australian heart is brought together in one big tent full of ethical potpourri with lashings of larrikin humour and subversive irreverence. What's not to enjoy?

    The structural frame that holds the film together is both elegant and contrived. Multiple story lines are interleaved across three successive years of 'Westival', a fictional country music festival in Western Australia. There is no plot line as such: it's more a montage of stand-up gags and music intended to reflect our changing social values over time, warts and all. Narrative continuity comes from following the romance between pretentious theremin player Roland (Robert Sheehan) and down-to-earth pub band fiddler Keevy (Rebecca Breeds). We meet a cross section of Aussie caricatures: festival radio announcer Queenie (Magda Szubanski) who doubles as narrator; a racist bigot (Michael Caton); an alcoholic father (John Waters); recidivist caravan dwellers; a cast of Indigenous and migrant identities; and a stone-faced security guard (Kate Box) who keeps stealing her scenes. Between them, they skip all too lightly across issues of race, class, colonialism, refugees, sexuality, musical culture, and national history.

    Few of these issues are inherently funny or lightweight and if the gags were read from script they would struggle to get a chuckle. But timing is everything and in the hands of this ensemble it is all great fun. The actors play to stereotype rather than well-developed characters, except for Rebecca Breeds whose role traverses a wide emotional terrain. The warm spot is the romance between Roland and Keevy, which is as rocky sweet as their music is brilliant. The filming is exuberantly colourful and lively, lifted by a score full of festival joy drawn from a variety of musical genres. The quirky humour works on visual irony, such as when Michael Caton ridicules Indigenous dancers because of their native adornments while he himself wears a comical Morris dancing costume. Amidst the self-deprecating sendups of real life there are many issues that prick our national conscience, such as our unresolved relationship to the Indigenous owners of the land we invaded and our treatment of refugees. It is implausible, however, to suggest that the three-festival timeframe is enough to see substantial changes in attitudes; die-hard racists do not become exemplars of inclusion that fast.

    Whatever faults one can find, none detract from the film's enjoyment for both Aussies and overseas audiences wanting to know us better. Good-natured and big-hearted gags are entertaining, but the film's bigger purpose is hidden inside the squirm-in-your-seat humour that holds up a mirror to the dark side of the Australian character.
    Joyhouse99

    Three Summers

    Over three years, the same people attend a music festival Westival, staged in rural outback Western Australia and during this time relationships change and evolve. 

    The main storyline concentrates on the love story between Keevy (Rebecca Breeds), a down to earth pub band fiddler, and theremin player Roland (Robert Sheehan), together they meet at the festival. Roland encourages Keevy to apply to a music conservatorium which causes great drama, especially with Keevy's father played by John Waters. There are great supporting characters in the film, such as Michael Caton, who plays a racist and Magda Szubanski who is the community radio announcer and Deborah Mailman who plays a therapist who runs the festival's Alcoholics Anonymous sessions. As a secondary storyline, the film concentrates on some aspects of contemporary Australian society such as the plight of refugees left in unlimited detention and the problems some Aboriginals experience in their communities. 

    The film was beautifully shot, capturing the beautiful Aussie outback in rural Western Australia. It also ticked all the boxes which is a good step forward in terms of diversity, portraying Multicultural Australia in film. My only question is, "Did the filmmaker concentrate on ticking all the boxes more so than creating a more organic storyline?"  

    Ben Elton says, "The idea for Three Summers came about during one of my family trips to the Fairbridge Folk Festival in WA. I was sitting in the bar tent doing some people watching, there's such a rich tapestry of humanity at these sorts of family music events and so much comedy. People from different walks of life suddenly living in a field together with only sheets of canvas and polyester between them. Everybody's equal in the queue for the portaloos!"

    Three Summers' Aussie soundtrack includes tracks by Little Birdy, Dan Sultan, the John Butler Trio, Xavier Rudd, Gotye, Sarah Blasko , Dr. G. Yunupingu and many more.

    The Run time 102 minutes

    6.5/10
    8dgjones-62258

    Wonderful

    I laughed out loud several times during this movie and that is something I rarely do.

    This film has a great heart and even though in places it might seem a little 'right-on', the characters and their development through three summers is a wonderful watch.

    A real feel-good film.

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      The close ups of Keevey's hands during her WAAPA audition were done by Rachel John, the conductor of the Classic Sounds Orchestra from Kelmscott, Western Australia.
    • Quotes

      Keevey: [of Roland] Pretentious twat!

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    • Release date
      • August 12, 2017 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    • Production company
      • Three Summers Films Productions
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      • $526,047
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      1 hour 35 minutes
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