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Last Summer in the Hamptons

  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
459
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Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
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This moving story was the swan song of actress Viveca Lindfors, who died unexpectedly soon after completing it. It's a fitting tribute, as the film explores the last performance in the ances... Read allThis moving story was the swan song of actress Viveca Lindfors, who died unexpectedly soon after completing it. It's a fitting tribute, as the film explores the last performance in the ancestral home of a large family of actors.This moving story was the swan song of actress Viveca Lindfors, who died unexpectedly soon after completing it. It's a fitting tribute, as the film explores the last performance in the ancestral home of a large family of actors.

  • Director
    • Henry Jaglom
  • Writers
    • Henry Jaglom
    • Victoria Foyt
  • Stars
    • Victoria Foyt
    • Viveca Lindfors
    • Jon Robin Baitz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    459
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Henry Jaglom
    • Writers
      • Henry Jaglom
      • Victoria Foyt
    • Stars
      • Victoria Foyt
      • Viveca Lindfors
      • Jon Robin Baitz
    • 13User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Victoria Foyt
    Victoria Foyt
    • Oona Hart
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Helena Mora
    Jon Robin Baitz
    Jon Robin Baitz
    • Jake Axelrod
    Savannah Smith Boucher
    Savannah Smith Boucher
    • Suzanne
    • (as Savannah Boucher)
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    • Freddy
    Andre Gregory
    Andre Gregory
    • Ivan Axelrod
    Nick Gregory
    Nick Gregory
    • George
    Melissa Leo
    Melissa Leo
    • Trish Axelrod
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Thomas
    Martha Plimpton
    Martha Plimpton
    • Chloe Garfield
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Eli Garfield
    Diane Louise Salinger
    Diane Louise Salinger
    • Marian Mora Garfield
    • (as Diane Salinger)
    Brooke Smith
    Brooke Smith
    • Lois Garfield
    Kristoffer Tabori
    Kristoffer Tabori
    • Nick Mora
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Davis Mora Axelrod
    Henry Jaglom
    Henry Jaglom
    • Max Berger
    Arnold Leo
    • Doctor
    Joseph Feury
    • Producer
    • Director
      • Henry Jaglom
    • Writers
      • Henry Jaglom
      • Victoria Foyt
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    6bobvend

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    A young Hollywood actress, eager for an Actor's Studio-style broadening experience, has the "priviledge" of visiting the eccentric dysfunctional members of an extended theater family at their estate on Long Island, the matriarch of which is herself a former Hollywood screen actress.

    Right off the bat, we can determine that this is not a film for the general movie-viewing public, because it simply isn't. Not too many folks care to sit through a jumbled talk-fest in which a bunch of self-important, self-obsessed, often abrasively annoying "theater people" cut into each, talk over each and steal off each other's plates.

    But as bad as it sounds, the film is- at its heart- is a truly biting comedy in the droll Woody Allen/Robert Altman style, which takes well-deserved swipes at these type of characters. They're annoying and shallow for a reason. Nevertheless, if one has never at some point experienced these type of personalities in their own lives, this film could very well be meaningless and mind-numbingly pointless.

    The central character, the young actress played by Victoria Foyt, seems at first to be the most sympathetic and well-grounded participant despite her nagging insecurities about her craft. But still, she is seen at every turn transforming her visit into a suck-up fest as she tries to garner an ever-changing toehold into theater from whomever will grant her one.

    For those who are game- and it does get better with repeated viewings- there is a lot of humanity and warmth under all the dysfunction on display, and Foyt and Lindfors are standouts in a cast that does a good job of inhabiting characters who clearly need to get over themselves.
    8Bernie157

    The review before the review

    What I mean by my subject line is that I am watching this on HBO on my TV, but came in late and haven't paid full attention while I am doing some other things. Which is why I scheduled it to record on my DVR the next time it is on in about a week. Maybe I can find it available at our public library and see it sooner.

    However from what I have already ready in these reviews and from what I have seen of the movie, I somewhat differ from the negative reviews and am enjoying it and will enjoy it as much or more when I get a chance to see the whole thing.

    While it probably won no Oscars, not everything will but that doesn't make it bad.

    For my tastes, the large number of familiar cast members, the easy and often funny dialog, and the low-key progression of scenes is just doing it for me right now. It does get weird from time to time.

    I don't know the writer but someone mentioned Woody Allen and it definitely has that W.A. tone to it. There is almost nothing from W.A. that I haven't enjoyed.
    8grahamclarke

    Jaglom finally gets it right

    This film is a real triumph for Henry Jaglom. It's his first really mature film. His previous works have been patchy, to say the least. Though never uninteresting, as works of art they are flawed by Jaglom's personal fascinations which might not necessarily be shared by others. He's come a long way since his first movie "A Safe Place" where he gathered the likes of Jack Nicholson, Orson Welles and Tuesday Weld, but still managed to produce a confused, over indulgent and basically forgettable film.

    However all is forgiven. Jaglom finally gets it right. The characters are truly interesting, more so of course, if you have an interest in the theater. While keenly critical of the often insufferable egos on display, there's an underlying affection for them all which is genuinely winning.

    Jaglom has assembled a large, varied and extremely colorful cast playing their characters with a level of identification that it's almost like watching a documentary. After these are actors playing actors, or in the case of Jon Robin Baitz, a playwright playing a playwright. And then there's the luminous Viveca Lindfors at the helm. The scene of her watching her past movies on television and commenting on them, has a touching poignancy.

    Lindfors is fascinating to watch. It's a role she must have relished and one far more revealing than she may have realized. While she's wise of life and the theater, she's manipulating, demanding and all in all highly egoistic. Lindfors was a beauty and an undoubtedly very capable actress, particular in her later roles. She made some 100 movies and yet not one of them is in any way remarkable or indeed memorable. Yet to watch her in this semi-documentary role, one senses she has a sense of self importance as an actress not at all related to what was by all accounts a mediocre career.

    "Last Summer in the Hamptons" has a sense of celebration about it. While the celebration is the production of Chekov in the garden of wonderful house about to be sold, it's a celebration of the theater itself and the dreams, frustrations and passions of those who are captivated by the illusions and delusions of the theatrical ethos.
    5didi-5

    Hardly Chekhov

    Saw this film in a festival a few years ago and was deeply disappointed. It is a tale of a theatre family and their ups and downs during a summer in the trendy suburbs, but that's where the interest of this viewer ended.

    Filmed in a dull style which reminded me of creaky home movies, this film is stodgy, poorly-written, and half-baked. It represents the last film performance of the late Roddy MacDowell and he is totally wasted in the role he has.

    I heard that this film was supposed to be influenced by the great dramas of Russia and Scandinavia, and by film auteurs such as Woody Allen and Mike Leigh. I'll take all their work before I'd watch 'Last Summer in the Hamptons' again.
    5moderator-862-914745

    Tedious and pretentious

    Comedy where???? A load of poseurs and wannabe intellectuals strut about and act like morons. And endlessly, monotonously search for 'ze meaning of lieeefe'. They whine on and on, ad nauseam about art and acting and examine their navels until you want to scream. Yawn, it felt about five hours long. Oh and of course we have to have the childish social justice nonsense about everything. It feels as if everyone wasparticipating in a poor improvisation exercise. Tedious, tedious and more so. I'm being ultra generous giving it five stars. There is really no true intellectual interest in even five minutes of this nonsense. Avoid!

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    • Trivia
      Kristoffer Tabori (Nick Mora) is the real life son of Viveca Lindfors (Helena Mora).
    • Goofs
      At approximately 59:37 a crew member can be seen reflected in the window.
    • Quotes

      Oona Hart: We could have done something important Max. We could have fought child abuse or Republicans!

    • Connections
      Featured in Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995)

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ostatnie lato
    • Filming locations
      • East Hampton, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jagtoria Films
      • The Rainbow Film Company
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $801,984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $801,984
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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