If you loved The Man from the Sea, try Au revoir l'été

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Koji Fukada, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Man from the Sea, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Au revoir l'été is

Richard Linklater without the ballyhoo. A student retreats to the seaside after failing her exams, only to find herself adrift among eccentrics and a lovelorn teen. It's a small film, subtle but affecting.

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