Meeting in July (1978)
A romantic story about Jakub, a student in the summer camp, and his teacher Klara.
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It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
A young woman, who is an English teacher at a summer college, is on the verge of marrying a rich older man who is not really suited to being a family man. Her young son, David, is the only one who realises this. When he happens upon a young man at the college, one of her students, who is perfect for both of them, he does his best to push them together. This film is beautifully written, stunningly photographed (and typically Czechoslovakian in style.), and marvellously acted, with the late great Tomas Holy as David.