Very delicate Catalan movie about an orphan girl whom an uncle and his wife take care of, together with the child's cousin. Although living with a good family who gives her love, she suffers, is jealous about the other girl, lies and has michievous attitide, feels revolted. Not action-oriented, the story is however deep in dealing with all feelings involved, and all actors are very convincing, inclusing the children. As the movies advances we know a little more about the girl's mother. It is also an excelent film about being a child. Worth watching.

After the death of her mother, young Frida is left an orphan. She moves from Barcelona to a small town to live with her uncle and aunt.

This Spanish film starts as a gentle coming-of-age story. There is the tragedy of her mother's death but the movie is still pretty gentle. The mother who pulls her child from Frida is what sets this off. Everything turns. Everybody's reactions take a different undertone. The filmmaker maintains her delicate touch but there is real emotional power. It's a compelling story.

In the wake of tragedy it's pretty impossible to try and move on and forget your loss, imagine doing that if you were six years old and had no immediate family left. That's the story of Summer 1993, as a young Frida spends a summer in countryside Spain with her Aunt as assimilation becomes a grand task for a grieving young one. Both subtly heartbreaking and beautiful, Summer 1993 finds a unique voice with a young girl (semi-autobiographical from director Carla Simon) as she navigates a new life that will either break her or make her stronger.

7.1/10