A psychologically raw work of sexual politics. Immediately one of my favs. A powerful reminder that (1) violence doesn't solve shit; (2) abnormality is arbitrary and socially constructed. Precise acting, as always, by Gena Rowlands.
“What appealed to me in the idea of Summertime? Loneliness,” [Lean] wrote. “It is a more common emotion than love, but we speak less about it. We are ashamed of it. We think perhaps that it shows a deficiency in ourselves. That if we were more attractive, more entertaining, and less ordinary we would not be lonely.”