Violent Summer (1959)
- Original title
- Estate violenta
- Directed by
- Valerio Zurlini
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 84 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the summer of 1943 at an Italian beach resort, a young man who avoids conscription and the older widow of a naval officer start a love affair. Their romance unfolds against the backdrop of the fading days of fascist rule.
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What happens
Violent Summer (Italian: Estate violenta, French: Été violent) is a 1959 Italian–French drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini, his second feature film. Set in the Italian seaside resort of Riccione in July 1943, it depicts a love affair between a prominent Fascist's young draft-dodging son, portrayed by Jean-Louis Trintignant, and a naval officer's widow, older than he, portrayed by Eleonora Rossi Drago. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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