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Film · 1966 · Sports documentary
The Endless Summer
Directed by Bruce Brown
1966
★ 3.4 editorial score
Bruce Brown could not get a distributor so he rented cinemas himself, starting in Wichita in January snow: two surfers follow summer around the world, and the narration is unhurried and dry.
“It's part surfing film, part travelogue, occasionally even anthropological study and wildlife film, but ultimately it visually taps into the wanderlust that sends us to far-flung beaches in search of an escape from life that we can't find at home...when they balance on a board on a perfectly curling wave, they're a portrait of the balance and serenity we all seek from the ideal summer vacation.”
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1966Depicts 1960s
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