'The Beautiful Season') is a 2015 romantic drama film directed by Catherine Corsini, who co-wrote the screenplay with Laurette Polmanss.

The next day Carole waits for Delphine in the road and tells her she is not a lesbian, but the two immediately proceed to an alley and French kiss before moving to her apartment to have sex.

Though she acts like everything is normal to Delphine, she tells Carole to leave her home, accusing her of having perverted her daughter before physically attacking her.

She tells Carole that she regrets not leaving with her five years earlier, but understands that it is impossible to turn back time.

The site consensus reads, "Summertime (La Belle Saison) presents a well-acted, beautifully framed period romance that offers a refreshing perspective on its era in the bargain".

[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[9] Muriel Del Don of Cineuropa writes "upbeat and majestic with tragic undertones", the film is a "real emotional odyssey in which passion seems to conquer all, even the most tenacious of prejudices".

[10] In a review for Variety, Peter Debruge called it a "luminous, golden-hued period piece" and a "beautifully realized tearjerker".

[11] Reviewing it for The Hollywood Reporter, Boyd van Hoeij said that "Though the narrative somewhat awkwardly morphs from a period drama about the French women's liberation movement in early 1970s to a more rural melodrama about being closeted and choosing between duty and family and personal happiness, the story is anchored by strong performances from Cécile de France and Izïa Higelin, who have a natural chemistry that’s not only credible but actually infectious.