Spring Night, Summer Night
Watch TrailerCarl and Jessie are half siblings who feel trapped by the existential and economic pressures of living in the small mining town of Canaan, Ohio. Their shared rebellion soon takes on the form of an illicit love affair depicted in interwoven sequences of lusty poeticism and ethnographic vérité. When Jessie becomes pregnant, the tension between the couple’s youthful vitality and the dire realities of rural society leads to consequences both despairing and hopeful.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1967 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Joseph L. Anderson |
| Runtime | 82 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (37 votes) |
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Director J.L. Anderson constructs the film on a striking juxtaposition, weaving lustful, poetic intimacy against a backdrop of ethnographic vérité. He explores the claustrophobia of a dying town, where the illicit affair feels less like transgression and more like a desperate gasp for air.
What lingers after the final frame is not scandal, but a profound empathy for characters crushed by economic and social inertia. The film finds a strange, aching beauty in its quiet despair. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Joseph L. Anderson
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Best viewed in a still, contemplative mood, allowing its poetic realism to fully resonate.
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