Violent Summer (1961)

  • NR
  • 05/19/1961 (US)
  • Drama, Romance, War
  • 1h 34m

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?

Valerio Zurlini

Director, Screenplay, Story

Cast

Eleonora Rossi Drago's headshot

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Roberta Parmesan
Jean-Louis Trintignant's headshot

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Carlo Caremoli
Jacqueline Sassard's headshot

Jacqueline Sassard

Rosanna
Cathia Caro's headshot

Cathia Caro

Serena
Lilla Brignone's headshot

Lilla Brignone

La madre di Roberta
Raf Mattioli's headshot

Raf Mattioli

Giorgio
Federica Ranchi's headshot

Federica Ranchi

Maddalena
Giampiero Littera's headshot

Giampiero Littera

Daniele

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