A Rohmer-esque trip into the Twilight Zone. If the kids were up to this, maybe it’s better they’re now addicted to social media. Truly a disturbing examination of misanthropic American youth, and the dangers of peer pressure and too much unfulfilled leering.
Barbara Hershey is just preternaturally evil in this film, but each of the characters seduces and is seduced by the heat of the summer and not knowing what to do with it.
Beautifully shot and meaningfully felt. An incredible restoration.