Last Summer 08/04/26

Like so many collectors, special CineSavant reviewer ‘B’ has been waiting forever for a decent disc of Frank and Eleanor Perry’s hard-to-forget 1969 film about three restless, careless teenagers idly summering on Fire Island. Beautifully restored on Blu-ray by The Warner Archive, it is back in circulation as few of us have seen it, in an uncensored version that Allied Artists trimmed for release, to receive an ‘R’ rating. The intense drama launched the screen careers of stars Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas and Bruce Davison, yet the film’s most haunting performance is that of Catherine Burns, who was Oscar-nominated in the Supporting category. Ms. Burns’ melancholy, sensitive ‘outsider’ teen is crushingly heartbreaking, a flawless performance. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
08/04/26