THEME EXPLORATION

summer in Chicago

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
Luca
Luca
2021 · Enrico Casarosa
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
1987 · Emile Ardolino
Mes parents un jour d’été
Mes parents un jour d’été
1990 · François Ozon
Stealing Beauty
Stealing Beauty
1996 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
The Whales of August
The Whales of August
1987 · Lindsay Anderson
Conte d’été
Conte d’été
1996 · Eric Rohmer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' capture the intense heat, racial tensions, and urban energy of summer in American cities with unflinching authenticity.

 Andrew Davis USA

Known for 'The Fugitive' and Chicago-set thrillers, he captures the city's summer atmosphere with sweating streets, lakefront tension, and Midwestern intensity.