Été violent

Original title: Estate violenta

1959
1h 38m

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Summer 1943: The war is in full swing in southern Italy. Together with friends, Carlo enjoys a carefree summer in youthful naïveté. He falls in love with Roberta, whose husband was killed in... Read allSummer 1943: The war is in full swing in southern Italy. Together with friends, Carlo enjoys a carefree summer in youthful naïveté. He falls in love with Roberta, whose husband was killed in the war.Summer 1943: The war is in full swing in southern Italy. Together with friends, Carlo enjoys a carefree summer in youthful naïveté. He falls in love with Roberta, whose husband was killed in the war.

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7.3/10

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Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Eleanora Rossi Drago, who attended the March 1960 Mar del Plata Film Festival in Argentina, came home with the award for best performance by an actress for this film.

Goofs
Although set in 1943, settings, clothing and hairstyles are from the late 1950s.

Alternate versions
Previously banned scene, which shows the two main protagonists nude in bed, is available in some prints.

Connections
Featured in Raison perdue (1984)

Soundtracks
Temptation
Written by Nacio Herb Brown (as Brown) and Arthur Freed (as Freed) with Italian lyrics by A. Bracchi
Sung by Teddy Reno

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7/10

Not much of a war movie as much as a war drama

(1959) Violent Summer/ Estate violenta (In Italian with English subtitles) WAR DRAMA

Co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini that refers to "Violent Summer" as a metaphor of WWII that serves as a backdrop here. The opening has Carlo Caremoli (Jean Louis Trintignant) returning back to the small town of Riccione where he is visiting his peers of Daniele (Giampiero Littera), Giulio (Bruno Carotenuto), Serena (Cathia Caro), Giorgio (Raf Mattioli) and the one who has a crush on Carlo is Rossana (Jacqueline Sassard) as they all do things together such as boating and hanging out at the beach. One day as soon as a war plane flies overhead, a young girl, we find out her name is Colomba becomes scared running up to Carlo's arms. Her mother, Roberta Parmesan (Eleonora Rossi Drago) then tries to reassure her daughter, and Carlo then offers to carry them to their home. And it was at this point he becomes infatuated with her as soon as he learns she is a widow. Roberta is slightly older than him, but he still insists on seeing her much often. And then her sister-in law, Maddalena (Federica Ranchi) and brother in law, Martino show up and are offered to stay with her and her mother. And it was the result that it was under war territory, and because Maddalena is about the same age as Carlo's peers, she decided to introduce her to them.