Is Summer and Smoke sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Summer and Smoke scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Summer and Smoke violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Summer and Smoke end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Summer and Smoke easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Summer and Smoke

Name: Summer and Smoke
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1961
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Rita Moreno, Una Merkel, John McIntire

In the heat of summer... the smoke of desire...

Directed by Peter Glenville

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

1961118 min6.6 / 10

A period romance about unfulfilled desire and social constraint, where a repressed woman's longing for a dissolute neighbor plays out against the backdrop of a small Southern town.

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

Clusters

Bittersweet Doomed Romances Isolation And Loneliness Urban and Small-Town Settings Combat and Battles Historical Movies

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Small Town Mississippi River Based On Play Or Musical Cock Fighting Cockfight Spinster Philanderer 1910s

Questions people ask

Is Summer and Smoke sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Summer and Smoke scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Summer and Smoke violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Summer and Smoke end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is Summer and Smoke easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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