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Hot Summer (1968)
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Starring: Regine Albrecht, Christa Doerk, Gerd Nordheim, Frank Schoebel, Hans-Michael Scmidt, Norbert Speer, Georg-Peter Welzel
Director: Joachim Hasler
Category: Foreign, Avant Garde, Music
Studio: First Run Features
Subtitles:
English
Length:
91 mins

 
 

 

"Entertaining! A collectivist romantic fling!" -New York Times

Forget about Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon; this beach blanket is being pitched on the Baltic Sea and east German pop idols Chris Doerk and Frank Schobel are lovin' and fightin'. After a number of serious (and banned) films on teenagers, this bit of fluff lit up East German box offices in 1968. The blend of pop songs, rock and upbeat lyrics kept the soundtrack on the hit parade for more than a year.

Resurrected in the '90s as a cult item, Hot Summer is definitely unique - a bit goofy, a bit na