Summertime
Time Out says
Hepburn is a spinster from Ohio making a lone trip to Venice, desperately in search of a 'miracle'. She gets more than she bargained for, though, when she falls for the distinctly continental charms of antique dealer Rossano Brazzi. Shirley Valentine later shamelessly milked all the exotic romance clichés, but this (based on Arthur Laurents' play The Time of the Cuckoo) is an infinitely more subtle, poignant piece, with a lovely performance from Hepburn at its centre. David Lean may well have identified with this 'fancy secretary', her ciné camera always primed, for the film marks a turning point in his career: this was his first movie shot on location abroad, an experience he obviously enjoyed.
Details
Release details
Rated:
U
Duration:
99 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
David Lean
Screenwriter:
David Lean, HE Bates
Cast:
Katharine Hepburn
Rossano Brazzi
Isa Miranda
Darren McGavin
Mari Aldon
Andre Morell
Rossano Brazzi
Isa Miranda
Darren McGavin
Mari Aldon
Andre Morell