Violent Summer (1959) (original) (raw)

Directed by Valerio Zurlini

Summer, 1943: wealthy youths in the Riccione district of Rimini, Italy, play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other?

Summer, 1943: wealthy youths in the Riccione district of Rimini, Italy, play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other? (less)

Director: Valerio Zurlini
Writers: Valerio Zurlini, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Giorgio Prosperi
Starring: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Lilla Brignone, Raf Mattioli, Federica Ranchi, Cathia Caro
Producer: Silvio Clementelli

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