Five Days One Summer is a 1982 American romanticdrama film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann from a screenplay by Michael Austin, based on the 1929 short story Maiden, Maiden by Kay Boyle.[2] Set primarily in the Alps, the story focuses on Douglas Meredith (Sean Connery) and his lover Kate (Betsy Brantley) as they embark on a mountain climbing trip, which unravels their relationship due to Kate's feelings for their mountain guide (Lambert Wilson) as well as a dark secret that looms over the couple.
In 1932, Douglas Meredith, a middle-aged Scottish doctor, is on a mountain climbing trip in the Alps with a young woman, Kate, whom he introduces as his wife. Despite being side-eyed by their hotel's guests and staff due to their large age difference, Douglas and Kate are deeply in love, with their romance in full display. They are introduced to Johann Biari, a native of the area who becomes their mountain guide.
Flashbacks reveal that Kate is actually Douglas' niece and they are in a secret incestuous relationship. Kate had been in love with her uncle since she was a little girl, and was despondent when he had to leave to set up his practice in India when she was just a child. Years later, the adult Kate works at her family-owned shipbuilding factory which she stands to inherit from her late father, Douglas' brother, alongside Douglas. As the family reunites to discuss matters about the factory, Kate happily reunites with her uncle, who had returned from India, but she is dismayed when she meets Douglas' new wife, Sarah. Douglas and Kate rekindle their close relationship, with Kate pursuing her uncle and Douglas admiring his niece's beauty now that she has grown up. When Sarah and Kate's mother leave for a trip to the market, the two succumb to their feelings for each other and begin a romantic and sexual affair. Douglas plans for both of them to have a vacation to the Alps in the guise of family bonding so that they could pursue their relationship without their family noticing, despite Sarah's suspicions of the two.
As the couple elopes in the Alps, Kate and Douglas are happy to finally be in a place where they could be open as lovers. Johann leads Douglas and Kate around the mountains. As they return, they see a crowd of people unraveling a frozen-in-time dead body. It turns out to be the body of Johann's grand-uncle; he never returned from a trip the day before his wedding, with his bride now an elderly woman. Johann and Kate are compassionate about the reunited lovers, but Douglas is nonchalant about it.
Douglas and Kate begin having cracks in their idyllic relationship as Douglas begins pursuing more self-centered interests, while Johann and Kate begin having unspoken feelings for each other, which Douglas begins to notice. Eventually, Kate admits to Johann that she is not Douglas' wife and he is already married to someone else, though she does not disclose that they are also relatives. Johann attempts to plead with Kate that her relationship with Douglas is doomed. Kate begins to have fits of sadness and arguments with Douglas after realizing that their relationship cannot be made public even if Douglas leaves Sarah due to the taboo nature of their affair.
Later, Douglas requests Johann to guide him through a potentially dangerous climb to the top of the Maiden mountain. As the two traverse the route, Kate, disillusioned by her uncle's true personality and realizing that her relationship with him will not work out, writes a letter to Douglas on her intentions to leave him. Atop the Maiden, Johann confronts Douglas about being a married man and for using Kate, while Douglas defends himself in saying he is serious about his relationship with her. They put aside their differences as they head down the mountain, but they are caught in a cliffside rock fall. Johann is killed in the fall while Douglas survives. He returns to the town and shares the news to a heartbroken Kate while Johann's body is retrieved. As Douglas joins Johann's funeral, Kate decides to leave ahead and shares one last embrace with Douglas before she leaves.
Five Days One Summer received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb. It was the final film directed by Fred Zinnemann. He later remarked that "I'm not saying it was a good picture, but there was a degree of viciousness in the reviews. The pleasure some people took in tearing down the film really hurt."[3]
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^"AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^Maslin, Janet (November 7, 1982). "ZINNEMAN OFFERS 5 DAYS ONE SUMMER". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^Gritten, David (June 21, 1992). "MOVIES: A Lion in His Winter: At 85, Fred Zinnemann looks back on a life in film; his anecdote-rich autobiography earns the rave reviews his last movie didn't". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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Five Days One Summer is a 1982 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann from a screenplay by Michael Austin based on the 1929 short story Maiden Maiden by Kay Boyle 2 Set primarily in the Alps the story focuses on Douglas Meredith Sean Connery and his lover Kate Betsy Brantley as they embark on a mountain climbing trip which unravels their relationship due to Kate s feelings for their mountain guide Lambert Wilson as well as a dark secret that looms over the couple Five Days One SummerTheatrical release posterDirected byFred ZinnemannWritten byMichael AustinBased onMaiden Maiden1929 story in Fifty Storiesby Kay BoyleProduced byFred ZinnemannStarringSean Connery Betsy Brantley Lambert Wilson Gerard Buhr Isabel Dean Jennifer Hilary Anna Massey Sheila ReidCinematographyGiuseppe RotunnoEdited byStuart BairdMusic byElmer BernsteinProductioncompanyThe Ladd CompanyDistributed byWarner Bros Release dateNovember 12 1982 1982 11 12 Running time108 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 17 million 1 Five Days One Summer served as Zinnermann s final film before his death The film was a commercial and critical failure Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editIn 1932 Douglas Meredith a middle aged Scottish doctor is on a mountain climbing trip in the Alps with a young woman Kate whom he introduces as his wife Despite being side eyed by their hotel s guests and staff due to their large age difference Douglas and Kate are deeply in love with their romance in full display They are introduced to Johann Biari a native of the area who becomes their mountain guide Flashbacks reveal that Kate is actually Douglas niece and they are in a secret incestuous relationship Kate had been in love with her uncle since she was a little girl and was despondent when he had to leave to set up his practice in India when she was just a child Years later the adult Kate works at her family owned shipbuilding factory which she stands to inherit from her late father Douglas brother alongside Douglas As the family reunites to discuss matters about the factory Kate happily reunites with her uncle who had returned from India but she is dismayed when she meets Douglas new wife Sarah Douglas and Kate rekindle their close relationship with Kate pursuing her uncle and Douglas admiring his niece s beauty now that she has grown up When Sarah and Kate s mother leave for a trip to the market the two succumb to their feelings for each other and begin a romantic and sexual affair Douglas plans for both of them to have a vacation to the Alps in the guise of family bonding so that they could pursue their relationship without their family noticing despite Sarah s suspicions of the two As the couple elopes in the Alps Kate and Douglas are happy to finally be in a place where they could be open as lovers Johann leads Douglas and Kate around the mountains As they return they see a crowd of people unraveling a frozen in time dead body It turns out to be the body of Johann s grand uncle he never returned from a trip the day before his wedding with his bride now an elderly woman Johann and Kate are compassionate about the reunited lovers but Douglas is nonchalant about it Douglas and Kate begin having cracks in their idyllic relationship as Douglas begins pursuing more self centered interests while Johann and Kate begin having unspoken feelings for each other which Douglas begins to notice Eventually Kate admits to Johann that she is not Douglas wife and he is already married to someone else though she does not disclose that they are also relatives Johann attempts to plead with Kate that her relationship with Douglas is doomed Kate begins to have fits of sadness and arguments with Douglas after realizing that their relationship cannot be made public even if Douglas leaves Sarah due to the taboo nature of their affair Later Douglas requests Johann to guide him through a potentially dangerous climb to the top of the Maiden mountain As the two traverse the route Kate disillusioned by her uncle s true personality and realizing that her relationship with him will not work out writes a letter to Douglas on her intentions to leave him Atop the Maiden Johann confronts Douglas about being a married man and for using Kate while Douglas defends himself in saying he is serious about his relationship with her They put aside their differences as they head down the mountain but they are caught in a cliffside rock fall Johann is killed in the fall while Douglas survives He returns to the town and shares the news to a heartbroken Kate while Johann s body is retrieved As Douglas joins Johann s funeral Kate decides to leave ahead and shares one last embrace with Douglas before she leaves Cast editSean Connery as Douglas Meredith Betsy Brantley as Kate Meredith Lambert Wilson as Johann Biari Jennifer Hilary as Sarah Meredith Isabel Dean as Kate s Mother Gerard Buhr as Brendel Anna Massey as Jennifer Pierce Sheila Reid as Gillian PierceReception editFive Days One Summer received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb It was the final film directed by Fred Zinnemann He later remarked that I m not saying it was a good picture but there was a degree of viciousness in the reviews The pleasure some people took in tearing down the film really hurt 3 References edit AFI Catalog Catalog afi com Retrieved November 16 2021 Maslin Janet November 7 1982 ZINNEMAN OFFERS 5 DAYS ONE SUMMER The New York Times Retrieved October 26 2020 Gritten David June 21 1992 MOVIES A Lion in His Winter At 85 Fred Zinnemann looks back on a life in film his anecdote rich autobiography earns the rave reviews his last movie didn t Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 26 2020 External links editFive Days One Summer at IMDb Five Days One Summer at AllMovie Five Days One Summer at the TCM Movie Database Five Days One Summer at the American Film Institute Catalog Five Days One Summer at Box Office Mojo Five Days One Summer at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Five Days One Summer amp oldid 1129304508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
