Directed by François Ozon. Movie Review – Summer of 85 (2020) Summer of 85, 2020. When 16-year-old Alexis capsizes off the coast of Normandy, 18-year-old David heroically saves him. Robert Smith, the singer of The Cure, refused to grant François Ozon the permission to use his song 'In Between Days' because it was actually released a year later, in 1985. Ozon wrote back a letter to Robert Smith asking for a lower price for the rights and saying that he could change the name of his movie to 'Été 85', which … Alexis has just met the friend of his dreams. Summer of 85 (French: Été 85) is a 2020 French-Belgian drama film written and directed by François Ozon, partly based upon the novel Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers. Starring Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni … The summer of 85. It stars Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, and Isabelle Nanty. The movie was initially supposed to be called 'Été 84' ('Summer of 84').