Violent Summer (1959)
Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini 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?
Director: Valerio Zurlini
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Runtime: 96 min
Release Date: November 13, 1959
Cast
- Eleonora Rossi Drago - Roberta Parmesan
- Jean-Louis Trintignant - Carlo Caremoli
- Jacqueline Sassard - Rosanna
- Cathia Caro - Serena
- Lilla Brignone - La madre di Roberta
- Raf Mattioli - Giorgio
- Federica Ranchi - Maddalena
- Giampiero Littera - Daniele
- Bruno Carotenuto - Giulio
- Tina Gloriani - Emma
Screenplay
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico (Co-Writer)
- Giorgio Prosperi (Co-Writer)
- Valerio Zurlini (Screenplay)
- Valerio Zurlini (Story)
Music: Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography: Tino Santoni
Editing: Mario Serandrei
Production: Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Titanus
Country: France, Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
Keywords
summer, older woman younger man relationship
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Violent Summer about?
- Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini 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?
- Who directed Violent Summer?
- Violent Summer was directed by Valerio Zurlini.
- Who stars in Violent Summer?
- Violent Summer stars Eleonora Rossi Drago, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacqueline Sassard, Cathia Caro, Lilla Brignone, Raf Mattioli.
- How long is Violent Summer?
- Violent Summer has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
- What genre is Violent Summer?
- Violent Summer is a Drama, Romance, War film.
- Where was Violent Summer produced?
- Violent Summer was produced in France, Italy.