The Summer with Carmen (2023) Englisch · Blu-ray

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This charming, sun-splashed gay friendship comedy is set at a nude beach near Athens. There, best friends Demosthenes (Yorgos Tsiantoulas) and Nikitas (Andreas Labropoulos) begin to brainstorm ideas for a screenplay based on the colorful events of a previous summer. Nikitas, who fancies himself the next Xavier Dolan and Demos, who dreams of a Hemsworth brother playing him take their memories. blends its intersecting narratives, as memory collides with fantasy and art rubs up against truth. With a fresh, metatextual perspective on storytelling, this ‘film within a film’ shifts timelines while delivering a funny and poignant look at gay relationships, friendships, intimacy… and pet ownership.