La bellissima estate
| The Beautiful Summer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Sergio Martino |
| Screenplay by | Sauro Scavolini Sergio Martino |
| Story by | Luciano Martino Sauro Scavolini |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino |
| Starring | Alessandro Cocco Senta Berger John Richardson |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
| Music by | Alberto Pomeranz Luciano Michelini |
Production company | Dania Film |
| Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) Toho Towa (Japan) |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Beautiful Summer (Italian: La bellissima estate) is a 1974 Italian melodrama film directed by Sergio Martino.[1][2] It stars Alessandro Cocco, Senta Berger and John Richardson.[1]
The film is part of the genre of melodramatic films known as "lacrima movies" or "tearjerker movies". It has been best remembered for the soundtrack piece "Il barone rosso" by Luciano Michelini, which would eventually become the theme song of the comedy show, Curb Your Enthusiasm. It was originally released in the United States as Summer to Remember, with other titles such as Smile of Love and Never Ending Love.
Cast
- Alessandro Cocco as Gianluca Bennati
- Senta Berger as Emanuela Bennati
- John Richardson as Vittorio Bennati
- Lino Toffolo as "The Red Baron"
- Caterina Boratto as The princess
- Mario Erpichini as Giorgio Savona
- Renzo Marignano as Pietro, the driver
- Duilio Cruciani as Marco
- Brizio Montinaro as The Teacher
- Sabina Gaddi as Olga
- Gildo di Marco as Giuseppe
- Carla Mancini
- Bernardo Toccaceli
- Lorenzo Piani
Release
The Beautiful Summer was originally released in Italy on December 6, 1974 where it was distributed by Titanus.
In Japan, the film was released on September 27, 1975, and was retitled Smile of Love; it was released by Toho-Towa. Through 1978, the film was released in other countries, and on June 13, the film was released in the United States, and other countries, and was given the title Summer to Remember.
See also
References
- ^ a b Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
External links
 | This article related to an Italian film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This 1970s drama film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |