One of the most iconic summer films is the surf doc "Endless Summer" filmed in 1966. These early surf enthusiasts traveled from Africa to Australia, the Pacific Islands, Hawaii and beyond in search of the perfect wave. Its a beautifully chill film, filled with blissful sunset shots of beach and ocean. The title comes from the concept that with enough time and money, one could spend his or her life chasing summer around the globe, constantly escaping the winter season. It boasts a surf-rock soundtrack by The Sandals. And the now classic "Theme to the Endless Summer".
Reviews for the film were as buoyant as the film itself. Ebert said of the film: "the beautiful photography he brought home almost makes you wonder if Hollywood hasn't been trying too hard". A Time reviewer wrote, "Brown leaves analysis of the surf-cult mystique to seagoing sociologists, but demonstrates quite spiritedly that some of the brave souls mistaken for beachniks are, in fact, converts to a difficult, dangerous and dazzling sport". And the New York Times reviewer said, "the subject matter itself — the challenge and the joy of a sport that is part swimming, part skiing, part sky-diving and part Russian roulette — is buoyant fun." The film's legacy remains, the then-unknown break off Cape St. Francis in South Africa is now one of the world's most famous surfing sites after it was shown in the film and the the United States National Film Registry has preserved the film, deeming it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Its a great film to watch on some lazy, warm summer evening.
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