Violent Summer

Violent Summer

Release date : November 13, 1959
Runtime : 1h 34m
Countries of origin : France / Italy /
Original Language : Italian /
Director : Valerio Zurlini /
Production companies : Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.) / Titanus /
November 13, 1959 1h 34m France Drama Italian More
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Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other?
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  • title:Violent Summer
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1959
  • Runtime:1h 34m
  • Genres: Drama · Romance · War ·
  • Countries of origin: France · Italy ·
  • Original Language: Italian ·
  • Director: Valerio Zurlini /
  • Writers: Valerio Zurlini · Valerio Zurlini · Suso Cecchi d'Amico · Giorgio Prosperi ·
  • Production companies: Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.) · Titanus ·
  • Overview:Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other?
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