Clara cet été là (Clara's Summer)

Director: Patrick Grandperret
Written by: Nathalie Stragier
Soko's role: Zoé
With: Selma Brook, Chafik Ahmad
Released: France (2002)
Length: 85 minutes
Genre: Romance

Soko and Clara Ponsot - Clara's Summer

Clara (Selma Brook) and Zoé (Soko) head to summer camp for a week of adventure and self-discovery. Zoé quickly gets involved with Sebastien, but is upset to find he is dating her just to impress his buddies. For comfort, Zoé turns to Clara, telling her she loves her, but Clara rejects her advances. When bisexual Sonia befriends her, other campers accuse Clara of being a lesbian. To stop rumors, Clara decides to sleep with a male counselor, but this only complicates things. Eventually, Clara succumbs to her attraction to Sonia, who helps her express her own self-awareness.

Soko - Clara's Summer

WLW Film Reviews wrote: "The acting is impressive from the young performers in the film. The physicality between any two characters tends to be well done. The casual, incredibly close physical intimacy of Clara and Zoe or any of the new romances that crop up where characters cling to each other to prove that yeah, they found someone who wants to kiss them. It’s well acted all around. The standout performance is from Soko as Zoe. It’s not surprising that she’s the only one in the cast I’ve heard of. She really does bring an extra something special to this film, a star quality that even the rest of her generally talented cast members lack."

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Clara's Summer premiered in the US at the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 21 June, 2004.

CAST

Clara's Summer poster