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Summertime

1955 · 100 min

A bittersweet, sun-dappled romance that lingers on longing and the ache of fleeting happiness.

Directed by
David Lean
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda
Tagline
All the pent-up yearning of her life was finally fulfilled ... amid the splendor of the world's most fabulous city!
Overview
Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she does, she uses her savings to finance a summer in romantic Venice, where she finally meets the man of her dreams, the elegant Renato Di Rossi.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
David Lean
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
David Lean
Written by
H. E. Bates, David Lean
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin, Mari Aldon, Jane Rose, MacDonald Parke, Jeremy Spenser
Music
Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography
Jack Hildyard
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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