Last Summer in the Hamptons


1h 45m 1995

Brief Synopsis

Three generations of a large and brilliant theatrical clan spend each summer at their sprawling family home rehearsing and staging a new production that they then perform for an exclusive audience at season's end. This year the play is Chekhov's "The Seagull" and, oddly enough, the family finds itself in a Chekhovian drama of its own when, due to economic circumstances, they are forced to sell their decades-old family retreat. On the last weekend of their last summer together, the family, led by matriarch Helena, is visited by Oona, a rising Hollywood film star who is fleeing fame and fortune in pursuit of a higher artistic purpose. Undeterred by her own lack of theatrical credentials, Oona nonetheless proves that she has "a method" of her own--both onstage and off-and slowly wreaks havoc on the illustrious, insular, and sometimes insane assemblage of actors, directors, and playwrights who comprise this extraordinary gathering of family and friends.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1995
Location
East Hampton, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

Three generations of a large and brilliant theatrical clan spend each summer at their sprawling family home rehearsing and staging a new production that they then perform for an exclusive audience at season's end. This year the play is Chekhov's "The Seagull" and, oddly enough, the family finds itself in a Chekhovian drama of its own when, due to economic circumstances, they are forced to sell their decades-old family retreat. On the last weekend of their last summer together, the family, led by matriarch Helena, is visited by Oona, a rising Hollywood film star who is fleeing fame and fortune in pursuit of a higher artistic purpose. Undeterred by her own lack of theatrical credentials, Oona nonetheless proves that she has "a method" of her own--both onstage and off-and slowly wreaks havoc on the illustrious, insular, and sometimes insane assemblage of actors, directors, and playwrights who comprise this extraordinary gathering of family and friends.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1995
Location
East Hampton, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States Fall November 22, 1995

Released in United States February 1996

Released in United States January 17, 1996

Released in United States October 1995

Released in United States on Video September 9, 1997

Released in United States September 1995

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 7-16, 1995.

Began shooting August 17, 1993.

Completed shooting August 27, 1993.

Rainbow is Henry Jaglom's production and distribution company.

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Mid Fest Gala) October 19 - November 2, 1995.)

Released in United States January 17, 1996 (New York City)

Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996

Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.)

Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 7-16, 1995.)

Released in United States on Video September 9, 1997

Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.)

Released in United States Fall November 22, 1995