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  1. Summer of ’42. 102 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1971. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1971. 3 min read. Word comes to the woman that her husband has been killed in action, and almost wordlessly she takes the adolescent boy to her bed that very same night. The next day she is gone, leaving behind a note in which she gently declines to comment on the meaning of ...

  2. Dec 22, 2023 · The movie Summer of ’42 is a timeless classic that has captivated audiences since its release in 1971. Set during World War II, this coming-of-age tale follows the story of Hermie, a young teenager who falls in love with an older woman while his friends are away at war. Directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gary Grimes, Jennifer O’Neill ...

  3. Summer of '42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age film directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Christopher Norris. Based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman "Hermie" Raucher , it follows a teenage boy who, during the summer of 1942 on Nantucket , embarks on a one-sided romance with a young woman, Dorothy, whose husband has gone off to fight in ...

  4. Teenage Herman Raucher (Gary Grimes), summering on Nantucket Island with his sex-obsessed pals Oscy (Jerry Houser) and Benji (Oliver Conant) during World War II, meets Dorothy (Jennifer O'Neill ...

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  5. TOP CRITIC. "Summer of '42" is a memory movie, written, directed and acted with such uncommon good humor that I don't think you'll be put off by its sweet soft-focus, at least until you start ...

  6. Apr 26, 2018 · An unexpected box office sensation upon its 1971 debut, Robert Mulligan’s adaptation of Herman Raucher’s Summer of ’42 has since become as distant to audiences as has the element of romance to the average Tinder user. Indeed, the advent of modern technology has far-removed the timeless coming-of-age motif from that of younger generations, who will more than likely find the film’s ...

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  8. Jul 26, 2022 · In the distance, World War II is at its height. In the air, the awakening of desire with adulthood knocking on the door. Exactly 80 years ago, the now-legendary New York writer Herman “Hermie” Raucher stopped being a child, as he confessed in his film biography, Summer of ’42 (1971), a project that took him more than a decade to complete ...

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