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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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