That Summer

That Summer is a 2011 drama film directed by Philippe Garrel, starring Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette and Jérôme Robart. Its original French title is Un été brûlant, which means "A burning summer". The film tells the story of a stormy relationship between an actress and a painter. It was a French majority production with co-producers in Italy and Switzerland. The film was the second collaboration between director Philippe Garrel and the French production company Rectangle Productions. It received co-production support from Italy's Faro Film and... Switzerland's Prince Film. The 3.1 million euro budget includet money from the CNC, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Swiss Federal Office for Culture, 400,000 euro from Eurimages and 192,000 euro from the Île-de-France region. The film was first announced in 2009 under the title J'ai gardé les anges, which means "I have guarded the angels". The title had been changed to the current when principal photography began in July 2010. Filming took place during eight weeks in Rome and Paris. The film premiered on 2 September 2011 in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
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