Violent Summer (1959)
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?

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Cast

Eleonora Rossi Drago Eleonora Rossi Drago As: Roberta Parmesan
Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Trintignant As: Carlo Caremoli
Jacqueline Sassard Jacqueline Sassard As: Rosanna
Cathia Caro Cathia Caro As: Serena
Lilla Brignone Lilla Brignone As: La madre di Roberta
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Storyline

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?


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Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance, War

Language: Italiano

Release Date: 13 November 1959

Country: FR, IT

Runtime: 94m

Company Credits

Company: Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Titanus

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Cast

Directed By

Rometta Pietrostefani

Rometta Pietrostefani

Script Supervisor

Valerio Zurlini

Valerio Zurlini

Director

Florestano Vancini

Florestano Vancini

Assistant Director

Mario Vissiroli

Mario Vissiroli

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Giuseppe Bordogni

Giuseppe Bordogni

Production Manager

Silvio Clementelli

Silvio Clementelli

Executive Producer

Goffredo Lombardo

Goffredo Lombardo

Producer

Anna Davini

Anna Davini

Unit Manager

Luigi Ceccarelli

Luigi Ceccarelli

Unit Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Dario Cecchi

Dario Cecchi

Costume Design

Thea Boggiatto

Thea Boggiatto

Makeup Artist

Franco Freda

Franco Freda

Makeup Artist

Vasco Reggiani

Vasco Reggiani

Hairstylist

Sound

Mario Messina

Mario Messina

Sound

Franco Ferrara

Franco Ferrara

Conductor

Mario Nascimbene

Mario Nascimbene

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Tino Santoni

Tino Santoni

Director of Photography

Enrico Cignitti

Enrico Cignitti

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Massimiliano Capriccioli

Massimiliano Capriccioli

Production Design

Dario Cecchi

Dario Cecchi

Production Design

Massimiliano Capriccioli

Massimiliano Capriccioli

Set Decoration

Dario Cecchi

Dario Cecchi

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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