Summer Bachelors

In the sweltering heat of a New York July, Derry Thomas stands as a defiant anomaly in a society obsessed with domestic shackles. Unlike the ingenues of her era, Derry is a self-made woman of high pedigree who views marriage not as a goal, but as a trap to be avoided at all costs. Her philosophy is put to the ultimate test when she is swept into the decadent orbit of 'Summer Bachelors'—wealthy, high-society husbands whose wives have retreated to the cool countryside, leaving them to play in the city's neon-lit playgrounds. As Derry navigates a whirlwind of illicit roadhouses, elite country clubs, and champagne-soaked nights, she finds herself entangled in a web of social contradictions. The film explores the friction between her staunch independence and the persistent, almost gravitational pull of traditional romance, all set against the backdrop of Jazz Age excess and the shifting moral sands of the 1920s.