The Beautiful Summer

5.6(63)20231h 51m

Drama

Seventeen-year-old Ginia leaves the countryside in search of a new life in Turin. Restless and seeking adventure, Ginia soon finds it in the beautiful, enigmatic Amelia, whose sensuality and confidence embolden her to begin modeling for the bohemian artists in their circle. A whirlwind affair ensues, and the young seamstress finds herself swept up in an unfamiliar and exciting world of discovery.

Director

Laura Luchetti

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Cast

Yle Vianello

Ginia

Deva Cassel

Amelia

Nicolas Maupas

Severino

Alessandro Piavani

Guido

Adrien Dewitte

Rodrigues

Cosima Centurioni

Rosa

Gabriele Graham Gasco

Massimo

Anna Bellato

Mrs. Gemma

Andrea Bosca

Dr. Andrea

Brixhilda Shqalsi

Marta

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1 review

Brent_Marchant

2y ago

4.0

It’s frustrating to watch a film that’s ostensibly headed along a particular trajectory but that continually stumbles on the path it takes to get there. That’s precisely what happens in this period piece coming out/coming of age story set in 1938 Italy. Writer-director Laura Luchetti’s adaptation of Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel about an impressionable 17-year-old dressmaker (Yile Yara Vianello) who ...