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
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
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)
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