500 days of Summer

The film tells the life story of Tom Hanson ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt ) for 500 days starting January 8, when Summer Finn ( Zoe Deschanel ) came to work in the office of the greeting card company where he works (although he studied architecture ). ( Eng. Summer - "summer"). Summer arrives from Michigan and does not immediately notice Tom, while the young man himself immediately understands that this meeting is predetermined by fate.

Their first short conversation will take place in the elevator, when it turns out that Summer loves the same music as Tom ( The Smiths band). After the first meeting, the second follows, after the second one, and soon the couple begins to meet. However, Summer does not want a serious relationship, since he treats them more simply and frivolously than Tom. She declares that she does not believe in love, does not like to “ label ”, that is, she does not like to be someone’s girlfriend. Tom, in turn, understands that he seeks only a serious relationship. This difference in the characters leads to a break in their relationship on the 290th day of meeting.

Tom is depressed, but still goes to the wedding of a colleague, at which Summer meets again. They have a great time, and she invites him to a party on the roof of her house. But at that party, Tom, hoping to restore relations with Summer, discovers that his ex-girlfriend is engaged, which makes him even more depressed. His nerves can’t stand it, he quits with an unloved job and decides to pursue a career as an architect. Meanwhile, Summer is getting married.

The last time Tom and Summer meet at Tom ’s favorite place to the House of Fine Arts , where he brought her when they were together. Relations dramatically changed the views of both. Now Tom is sure that what he believed in does not exist, and Summer realized that love is real and quite possible.

On the last “summer day” (May 23 of next year), Tom is interviewed by an architectural firm. He dates a girl he met before the interview. Her name is Autumn ( Eng. Autumn - "fall"), and for Tom begins the counter "days of autumn."

The narrative of the film is not parallel to the development of the plot: with the help of a day counter, it either runs ahead or returns, showing Tom’s audience either happy during their relationship with Summer, or depressed after the breakup.

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Tom Hansen
• Zoe Deschanel - Summer Finn
• Jeffrey Arend - Mackenzie
• Chloe Moretz - Rachel Hansen
• Matthew Gray Gubler - Paul
• Clark Gregg - Vance
• Patricia Belcher - Millie
• Rachel Boston - Alison
• Minka Kelly - Autumn

In general, the film received positive reviews. On the IMDb website, the film received 7.7 points. On Rotten Tomatoes, based on 215 reviews of film critics, the film's rating was 86%.

Peter Travers from Rolling Stone magazine noted the original script, which shows fun moments, but at the same time helps to show the fault lines. He also noted the work of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zoe Deschanel , saying: "They play for real, with an understanding of the subtleties and feelings."

Scott Nustadter and Michael Weber received the Hollywood Film Festival Award for the Hollywood Breakthrough Screenwriter Award on October 26, 2009 ^[5] . They were also nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay.

"500 Days of Summer" was named one of the ten best films of 2009 by the National Council of Film Critics of the United States and nominated for four Independent Spirit and People's Choice Award .

The film also received two nominations for the 67th Golden Globe : in the nominations for “Best Film (Comedy or Musical)” and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as “Best Actor (Comedy or Musical Film)”.

1. “A Story of Boy Meets Girl” - Michael Dunn and
2. Us - Regina Spector
3. “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” - The Smiths
4. “Bad Kids” - Black Lips
5. “ Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want ” - The Smiths
6. “There Goes the Fear” - Doves
7. “You Make My Dreams” - Hall & Oates
8. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
9. “Quelqu'un m'a dit” - Carla Bruni
10. Mushaboom - Leslie Feist
11. "Hero" - Regina Spector
12. Bookends - Simon and Garfunkel
13. Vagabond - Wolfmother
14. She's Got You High - Mumm-Ra
15. "Here Comes Your Man" - Pixies
16. “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” - She & Him
17. Sugar Town - Nancy Sinatra
18. " She's Like the Wind " - Patrick Swayze

• Official movie website
• “(500) Days of Summer” on the Internet Movie Database
• (500) Days of Summer on allmovie  
• “(500) Days of Summer” on Box Office Mojo
• "(500) Days of Summer" on the Rotten Tomatoes website
• (500) Days of Summer on the Metacritic website