- 2021
- Kimstim Films
- 1 h 13 m
SummarySuzanne is 16. She is bored with people of her age. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theater. There, she meets an older man, and becomes obsessed with him. Despite their age difference, they find in each other an answer to their ennui and fall in love. But Suzanne is afraid she’s missing out on life – that life of a 16-year-old, ...
Directed By:Suzanne Lindon
Written By:Suzanne Lindon
Spring Blossom
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May 20, 2021
90
Lindon’s youth is remarkable, because her point of view on the experience of the teenage girl is so immediate. But such a confident and self-assured debut would be remarkable for a filmmaker of any age, as “Spring Blossom” is a finely wrought, sensitively felt and artistically bold work.
May 19, 2021
75
It takes great maturity and confidence to make a film about the emergence of a young woman’s sexuality that also dares to ask complex, provocative questions while understanding there are no simple answers. Suzanne Lindon is such a filmmaker, and her brisk, entertaining debut Spring Blossom is such a film.
May 21, 2021
70
Few seasoned filmmakers can boast the lightness of touch, the comedic timing, and proficiency with an ensemble cast that the 21-year-old Lindon so nonchalantly possesses. The film would’ve been a treat if it were made by an established auteur; the fact that a complete newcomer concocted the entire thing makes it even more impressive.
May 19, 2021
70
The fact that Lindon doesn’t judge the situation as much as she simply shows it is a sign of her intelligence as a promising young filmmaker — one who has both dared to expose herself onscreen and then dared to let the audience judge for themselves.
May 23, 2021
63
Lindon takes these various licenses she gives herself and her movie to conjure up something thoughtful, tender and coming-of-age insightful in Spring Blossom.
May 19, 2021
60
As a gently exploratory portrait of adolescence, Spring Blossom is tender, amiable and sweetly played, but it doesn’t risk (or say) all that much.
May 19, 2021
58
When Lindon isn’t at the mercy of her but-I’m-a-teenager ruse, Spring Blossom and its filmmaker get a chance to show off some real creative sparks, including a trio of musical numbers that offer cinematic style and emotional flair.
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May 27, 2021
2
I'm completely at a loss to understand the undeserving fascination with this highly unfocused, heavily padded, meandering tale of a teenager bored with her peer group who falls in love with a 35-year-old actor. Though billed as a romance and a comedy, it's not much of either, but then that's probably because this isn't much of a movie. The script is so slight that it's hard to fathom what the real story was intended to be, due to its inconsequential dialogue, uninspired narrative and a plethora of sequences that are wholly mundane. As a consequence, writer-actor-director Suzanne Lindon's debut feature quickly becomes a tedious bore, and that's with a scant 73-minute runtime, too. Pay no attention to the hype that critics are lauding on this underdeveloped, meritless mess.
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Production Company:
- Avenue B Productions
- Eskwad
- Bangumi
- La Région Île-de-France
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date:May 21, 2021
Duration:1 h 13 m
Awards
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
