Summertime (1955)
Genre: Romance / Drama
Duration: 100 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom / United States
Directed by: David Lean
Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi and Isa Miranda
IMDb score:
7,1 (11.240)
Releasedate: 1 January 1955
Summertime plot
"All the pent-up yearning of her life was finally fulfilled ... amid the splendor of the world's most fabulous city!"
Jane Hudson is a secretary who has saved up money to go on vacation to Venice. There she sees all kinds of people in love, which makes her realize how alone she really is. Then she steps into an antique shop, where she immediately falls in love with the owner.
Actors and actresses
Jane Hudson
Renato de Rossi
Signora Fiorini
Eddie Yaeger
Phyl Yaeger
Edith McIlhenny
Lloyd McIlhenny
Vito de Rossi
Mauro
Giovanna
Reviews & comments
coumi
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- 1462 messages
- 12350 votes
Lean reprises his legendary, unsurpassable Brief Encounter. Her result stands up well to scrutiny, although predictably, it doesn't reach the level of its predecessor. For Lean, it's a fairly direct and simple film (he specialized in epics, preferably three hours long), with Venice as a believable and beautiful backdrop. The magic between Hepburn and Brazzi doesn't quite work here, which isn't due to the solid Brazzi, but rather to the somewhat poorly cast Hepburn. An intelligent woman who seems a bit too developed and controlled to fully convince us of the blind love implied here. The final scene is typical of the film: that train station scene is a nice touch, but in Summertime, it doesn't work as well as in Brief Encounter. It remains emotionally detached and not relatable enough, but perhaps that was the director's intention.
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scorsese
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- 13237 messages
- 11128 votes
A good film about an American woman who vacations alone in Venice. An excellent first half, where the viewer plays tourist alongside Katherine Hepburn. A pleasant pace and beautiful shots of Venice. The second half is a more conventional romance drama, but still good.
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clubsport
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- 3890 messages
- 6993 votes
Hepburn, who cheerfully claims to be independent upon arrival, but once alone in her hotel room, wallows in sadness at being alone (a trope we are no longer allowed to see in films these days).
Hepburn plays this role very well, some call it overacting but I don't really believe that, I think she put some of her real loneliness into this role.
Furthermore, the film is one big holiday advertising brochure for Venice, the location footage is beautifully shot, from the square to the canals and channels, it all looks wonderful.
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