Violent Summer

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Alain E An interesting melodrama with strong acting. The woman is supposed to be much older than him, but they look about the same age wise and in reality the actress she was just five years older than Trintignant. Interesting to see that among the war there was a privileged class that enjoyed a Dolce Vita state. The final decision of the hero, after he barely escapes death in an air bombing, to forsake security and his paramour and transition from draft dodger to presumably a soldier doesn’t exactly compute, but that’s what the script decided. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/25 Full Review Audience Member Like many Italian films of this era, they're more a 'slice of life' than a story per se, but this was an agreeable watch all the same. The few special effects sequences were really gripping (and probably extremely dangerous for the actors!) Violent Summer is alright, but it won't stick in the memory very long. 7.25/10 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I have not heard of this film until it was strongly recommended to me and I've only vaguely heard of the director. It's about a love affair between a draft-dodging son of a fascist and an older, recent widow of a respected navy officer. It at times feels like a Douglas Sirk film transplanted into an Italian World War II drama and that's a compliment. It features excellent performances between the two leads and contains some brilliantly directed scenes which made me wonder why director Valerio Zurlini isn't quite as well-known as other Italian directors Fellini, de Sica, Rossellini, etc. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member peccato, un film esteticamente importante, con un bianco e nero bellissimo e una fotografia da grande film italiano del tempo che fu: i dialoghi rasentano l'imbarazzante così come una certa tendenza a ricercare un pathos dall'esito ridicolo. Mediocre. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Visivamente bellissimo ma con qualche difetto di sceneggiatura e dialoghi. Racconta l'estate del '43 nell'ambiente altoborghese a Riccione. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Bittersweet! No one does it like Zurlini. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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