Summerfield
DramaMystery
6.4/10
|AU
|en
|95 min
Release Date: 1977-09-30
Overview - When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance.
Production Companies
Clare Beach FilmsVictorian Fim CorporationAustralian Film Commission
User Reviews
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kenoi
10/10
In the spirit of Hitchcock's thrillers, Summerfield stands original and a cult monument to the great potential of Australian cinema. From the opening scene to close this film is flawless in its execution of a gritty and gripping story that will keep you thinking long after. The setting could not be more perfect, with wonderful use of the Aussie landscape, and both the acting and characterisation i...
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dfle3
8/10
A slow burning mystery which haunts. 75+% This has been on my "To do" list at this site for a while now. It's finally time to cross that off my list now! It may have been as a child that I saw some or all of this movie and the plot reveal near the end has stuck with me all these years. Seeing this movie on the weekend (06/09/2014 > N.B. I'm reposting this from another site today. On the othe...
