Summer Scars Nos Cérémonies
by Simon Rieth
Out of Competition 2022
Official synopsis
Royan, 2011. Brothers Tony and Noé pass the long sweltering summer days playing games of chance and death… until the accident that will change their lives forever. Ten years later, as they now are young adults, they return to Royan and their paths cross that of Cassandra, their childhood love. But even after all this time, the brothers are still hiding a secret…
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The programmer’s eye
“Summer Scars” is first and foremost a brotherly story, with the quarrels and the absolute love that drive the main characters, Tony and Noé. From early childhood to the twilight of adolescence, they are inexorably linked. Adopting a narrative scheme close to the video game experience, Simon Rieth offers a particularly powerful film, supported by the bodies of the two main performers. Perpetual farewells give rise to a raw emotion, mixed with a carnal tenderness straight out of Takeshi Kitano's films. He borrows from the Japanese filmmaker a frontal relationship with death, which is devoid of gravity thanks to the circularity of its narrative.
Victor Courgeon
Biography and Filmography
Simon Rieth was born in Paris in 1995 has already directed 6 short films including “Saint-Jean” (2017) and “Diminishing Shine” (2018), which have been selected and awarded prizes in numerous festivals including BFI Future Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, MECAL Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, and FIFIB. Rieth also works as an advertising and music video director.
2022 : SUMMER SCARS - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2019 : MARAVE CHALLENGE (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2019 : WITHOUT LOVE (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2018 : DIMINISHING SHINE (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2018 : SAINT JEAN (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : MOTHER BEHOLD YOUR SONS (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2016 : FEU MES FRÈRES (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
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by Simon Rieth
Simon Rieth was born in Paris in 1995 has already directed 6 short films including “Saint-Jean” (2017) and “Diminishing Shine” (2018), which have been selected and awarded prizes in numerous festivals including BFI Future Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, MECAL Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, and FIFIB. Rieth also works as an advertising and music video director.
2022 : SUMMER SCARS - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2019 : MARAVE CHALLENGE (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2019 : WITHOUT LOVE (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2018 : DIMINISHING SHINE (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2018 : SAINT JEAN (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : MOTHER BEHOLD YOUR SONS (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter
2016 : FEU MES FRÈRES (SHORT) - Simon Rieth - Director and Screenwriter