A Summer Story

One fateful summer ( Original: A Summer Story; German Television Title: History of a summer ) is a British romantic drama, which was staged in 1988 by director Piers Haggard based on the story The Apple Tree of Nobel laureate John Galsworthy.

Action

In 1922 the couple Ashton is doing with his car a holiday trip through Dartmoor. During a break, she goes to the painting, he should take care of the picnic. At the sight of a weathered wooden gate comes over him the memory of an experience in his past that occurred just here at this place 18 years ago.

The young London lawyer Frank Ashton is located in the summer of 1904 with his friend, the doctor Garton on a hike with the day's destination Widecombe in Dartmoor. With a jump over said gate Ashton sprained ankle. Looking for help they notice the young Megan David on an adjacent meadow. The young woman brings the two to the farm of Mrs.Narracombe, in which the orphaned Megan grew up with their son Joe she is engaged. Right from the first moment feels Megan affection for Frank Ashton, whose swollen ankle she treated humanely. Also, Frank begins to increasingly interested in Megan. When Megan is visiting her friend Betsy Beecher sheep-shearing, it can be explained by the way there by Knecht Jim. The following night, the two are in the hayloft of Beecher farm for the first time intimate. The two spend much time together, what arouses the suspicion and jealousy of Joe Narracombe. As the whole thing degenerates into fisticuffs, Mrs.Narracombe Frank urges to departure in order to smooth things over. From passion seized asks Frank Ashton Megan to move in with him to Chelsea. Ashton leaves for Torquay and promises her that she catch up immediately.

Once in Torquay plaguing Frank Ashton money worries and money he can get to his bank in Chelsea after telegraphic information. By chance, he met the former classmates Phil Halliday and made ​​the acquaintance of his three sisters, one of which begins to care for him, the brunette Stella. Ashton is put off in demand by the Bank on the next day. Tele Graphically it informs Megan's girlfriend Betsy Beecher about the change of date. The free time is spent Ashton with the Hallidays. With a swimming accident he rescues Phil Halliday 's life and pulls him into his confidence regarding Megan. Halliday anxious his sister Stella to marry well, Frank speaks to the conscience in view of the problems which will benefit the class differences between Frank and Megan by himself. Megan has now secretly leave home and visited her friend Betsy. Upon receipt of the telegram she decides to look Frank in Torquay. This has missed the train to Bovey Tracey and is recognized by the Hallidays. Frank and Stella get closer. During a walk on the beach and sees Megan Frank follows her secretly. At the crucial moment when Megan turns around after him, he hides behind a corner of the house. His class consciousness has triumphed over the love Megan.

In 1922, Frank Ashton sits on a hill above the Narracombe farm and thinks about what has become of his former love Megan. Suddenly, he meets the now elderly servant Jim. Although Ashton has changed externally, Jim recognizes him and takes him to a grave near the gate. Here one must learn the visibly moved Frank Ashton, that Megan was lost in heartache and depression after their return from Torquay. Jim called literally " a lost soul ". The following spring she died at the difficult birth of her son Francis. Your last request pursuant she was buried here in this place, the place where she saw her great love for the first time. Frank says goodbye to Jim and continues with Stella, who became his wife, on. Shortly thereafter he met on the way a young man who returns from the hunt and crossed the road in front of her automobile and friendly greeting, nodding. The man is cut Frank Ashton as from the face. The bewildered Frank realizes that he unsuspectingly with his first love Megan has a son.

Locations

The film was made in the south-western English counties of Devon and Somerset. The recordings were made on the farm Lyncombe Farm in Exmoor National Park.

Reviews

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was " banal conversation " that would " played reasonably maintained and staged ".

1988 in film Screenplay Penelope Mortimer Film score Widecombe-in-the-Moor Chelsea (London)
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