The Beautiful Summer (2023)

08/24/2023Drama1h 51m

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Yle Vianello

    Ginia

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    Deva Cassel

    Amelia

  3. Cast 1

    Nicolas Maupas

    Severino

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    Alessandro Piavani

    Guido

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    Adrien Dewitte

    Rodrigues

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    Cosima Centurioni

    Rosa

  7. Cast 1

    Gabriele Graham Gasco

    Massimo

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    Anna Bellato

    Mrs. Gemma

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    Andrea Bosca

    Dr. Andrea

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 becomes romantically infatuated with an artist’s model (Deva Cassel) takes its own sweet time (and plenty of overlong detours) in making its way toward a seemingly foregone conclusion. But, even when ...

Status Released

Original LanguageItalian 

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