• Rating:
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Director: Henry Jaglom
• Main Cast: Brooke Smith, Victoria Foyt, Viveca Lindfors, Jon Robin Baitz, Melissa Leo, Martha Plimpton
• Release Year: 1995
• Country: US
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

A legendary theatrical family gather for one final show at their East Hamptons estate in this verbose comedy-drama. Swedish actress Viveca Lindfors takes center stage as Helena, the family matriarch, who has made the difficult decision to sell the estate due to financial problems. A mixed group has come for what will be the last of the family's annual summer performances, a gathering that naturally brings conflicts and rivalries to the surface. Much of the trouble centers on Oona (Victoria Foyt), a financially successful Hollywood actress seeking artistic approval from such theatrical colleagues as avant-garde director Ivan (André Gregory) and gay playwright Jake (real-life dramatist Jon Robin Baitz), who each has difficulties of his own. As in all of writer/director Henry Jaglom's films, the focus is on conversation over action, as the various characters share personal torments and debate their individual philosophies. The talky, intellectual dialogue will be seen by some viewers as witty and perceptive and by others as pretentious and slow-moving. Regardless of one's opinion of Jaglom's idiosyncratic style, Last Summer in the Hamptons is distinguished by the presence of Lindfors in her final film, giving a career-capping performance that addresses the problems of older actresses and looks back fondly on the star's own history. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Victoria Foyt - Oona Hart
• Viveca Lindfors - Helena Mora
• Jon Robin Baitz - Jake Axelrod
• Melissa Leo - Trish Axelrod
• Martha Plimpton - Chloe Garfield
• Brooke Smith - Lois Garfield

Holland Taylor - Davis; Savannah Smith Boucher - Suzanne; Roscoe Lee Browne - Freddy; Michael Emil - House Guest; Barbara Flood - Wealthy Lady; Andre Gregory - Ivan Axelrod; Nick Gregory - George; Roddy McDowall - Thomas; Ron Rifkin - Eli Garfield; Diane Salinger - Marian Mora Garfield; Kristoffer Tabori - Nick Mora; Joseph Feury - Producer; Henry Jaglom - Max Berger

Credit

Victoria Foyt - Screenwriter; Hanania Baer - Cinematographer; Henry Jaglom - Director; Henry Jaglom - Editor; Henry Jaglom - Screenwriter; Judith Wolinsky - Producer; Neil Danziger - Sound/Sound Designer; Lemore Syvan - Production Manager; Rick Baitz - Composer (Music Score)

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