If you loved The Danish Girl, try Summer of 85
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Summer of 85 has roughly 6.6× fewer votes than The Danish Girl — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Danish Girl, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Summer of 85 is
Normandy coast, summer 1985, a motorbike speeding. A teenage boy forms a bond with a charismatic stranger, their adventures unfolding by the sea. Ozon renders the fragility of adolescent desire.

