Light in the Piazza (1962)

Directed by

Guy Green

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American mother takes her beautiful young daughter on a trip to Italy. The daughter has a mental disability. They meet a charming Italian man who falls in love with the daughter. The mother must decide whether to reveal her daughter's condition.

romanticlyricaltenderbittersweetvisually scenicpoignantunderstated

What happens

Light in the Piazza is a 1962 American romantic drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, and Barry Sullivan. Based on the 1960 novel by Elizabeth Spencer, the film is about a beautiful but mentally disabled young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother and the Italian man they meet during one leg of their trip. The film features extensive location shooting in Florence and Rome by the cinematographer Otto Heller. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on February 7, 1962. Hamilton was nominated for a Best Foreign Actor at the 16th British Academy Film Awards for his performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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