''Last Summer in the Hamptons'' is a 1995 ensemble

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film directed by Henry Jaglom and released by Rainbow Releasing and

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Plot

The plot revolves around a family of theatre actors, directors, and playwrights spending their last summer together at their matriarch's (Viveca Lindfors as Helena Mora) home in the Hamptons. The summer house, named Proskurov (after Jaglom's father), is being sold as the family can no longer afford to keep it. Proskurov has been the site of an intimate outdoor theatrical performance for many summers, and the family (and Helena's interns) are preparing the final details of the show when successful Hollywood actress Oona Hart (

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) arrives. The film explores the dark underbelly of the family (with metaphorical help from

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, and

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) as Oona attempts to attach herself to them and their theatrical endeavors as she seeks to leave Hollywood and embark on a stage career.

Cast

Box office

In the US, it grossed $801,894 for an all time ranking of 7,018.Box Office Mojo
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References

External links

* 1995 films 1995 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films Films about actors Films about dysfunctional families Films directed by Henry Jaglom Films set in Long Island 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub