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| Directed by | Laura Luchetti |
| Written by | Laura Luchetti, Greta Scicchitano and Mario Iannuzziello |
| Produced by | Giovanni Pompili, Luca Legnani |
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| Music by | Francesco Cerasi |
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| Distributed by | Film Movement |
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| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Beautiful Summer is a 2023 Italian drama film written by Laura Luchetti, Greta Scicchitano and Mario Iannuzziello and directed by Luchetti.
It is loosely based on a novella by Italian author Cesare Pavese, first published in Italian as La bella estate in 1940 and then in a collection of three novellas under the same name in 1949.
The film, like the novella, is set in 1930s (1938 specifically in the film) Italy and is a coming of age story of juvenile love, hope and defeat.
The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2023.
Cast
- Yile Yara Vianello as Ginia
- Deva Cassel as Amelia
- Nicolas Maupas as Severino
- Alessandro Piavani as Guido
- Adrien Dewitte as Rodrigues
- Cosima Centurioni as Rosa
- Gabriele Graham Gasco as Massimo
- Anna Bellato as Signora Gemma
- Andrea Bosca as Dottor Andrea
- Brixhilda Shqalso as Marta
- Marilina Succo as Sarta Atelier
- Matteo Accardi as Pino
- Chiara Turetta as Tina
- Federico Calistri as Ferruccio
- Leonardo Conte as Barista
- Alicia Edyta Frydrysiak as Cliente Atelier
- Salvatore Zito as Pittore
References
- "IMDB: The Beautiful Summer". IMDb. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- "Variety: The Beautiful Summer". 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- "Best summer books 2018, as picked by writers and cultural figures – part two". The Guardian. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Hollywood Reporter: The Beautiful Summer". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.