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Violent Summer
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
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?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1959-11-13
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
75
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Roberta Parmesan
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Carlo Caremoli
Jacqueline Sassard
Rosanna
Cathia Caro
Serena
Lilla Brignone
La madre di Roberta
Raf Mattioli
Giorgio
Federica Ranchi
Maddalena
Giampiero Littera
Daniele
Bruno Carotenuto
Giulio
Tina Gloriani
Emma
Enrico Maria Salerno
Ettore Caremoli - il padre di Carlo
Nadia Gray
Xenia Valderi
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