Directed by:
David LeanScreenplay:
David LeanCinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Alessandro CicogniniCast:
Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin, Mari Aldon, Jane Rose, André Morell, Gaetano Autiero, David Lean, Tanya Lopert, Jeremy SpenserPlots(1)
With this sublimely bittersweet tale of romantic longing, director David Lean left behind the British soundstage to capture in radiant Technicolor the sunsplashed glory of Venice at the height of summer. In a tour de force of fearless vulnerability, Katharine Hepburn embodies the conflicting emotions that stir the heart of a lonely, middle-aged American tourist who is forced to confront her deep-seated insecurities when she is drawn into a seemingly impossible affair with a charming Italian shopkeeper (Rossano Brazzi) amid the ancient city’s canals and piazzas. Lean’s personal favorite among his own films, Summertime is an exquisitely tender evocation of the magic and melancholy of a fleeting, not-quite-fairy-tale romance. (Criterion)
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Katharine Hepburn
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Rossano Brazzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Little Women (1949)
The Far Pavilions (1984)
Isa Miranda
Italy
Best movies:
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
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Darren McGavin
USA
Best movies:
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The Natural (1984)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Mari Aldon
Best movies:
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
Summertime (1955)
Distant Drums (1951)
Jane Rose
USA
Best movies:
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The Monte Carlo Story (1956)
I Walk the Line (1970)
André Morell
UK
Best movies:
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Ben-Hur (1959)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Gaetano Autiero
Italy
Best movies:
Summertime (1955)
Scandal in Sorrento (1955)
David Lean
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Summertime (1955)
Tanya Lopert
USA
Best movies:
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Providence (1977)
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Jeremy Spenser
UK
Best movies:
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