Summertime:
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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laurents, Arthur 1917-2011 (Author), Cicognini, Alessandro 1906-1995 (Composer)
Other Authors: Lean, David 1908-1991 (Screenwriter), Bates, Héctor 1894-1964 (Screenwriter), Hildyard, Jack 1908-1990 (Cinematographer), Hepburn, Katharine 1907-2003 (Actor), Brazzi, Rossano 1916-1994 (Actor), McGavin, Darren 1922-2006 (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:English
Published: [New York, NY] Criterion Collection 2022
Series:The Criterion collection 22
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Abstract:"With this sublimely bittersweet tale of romantic longing, director David Lean left behind the British soundstage to capture in radiant Technicolor the sun-splashed glory of Venice at the height of summer. In a tour de force of fearless vulnerability, Katharine Hepburn portrays the conflicting emotions that stir the heart of a lonely, middle-aged American tourist who is forced to confront her insecurities when she is drawn into a seemingly impossible affair with a charming Italian shopkeeper (Rossano Brazzi) amid the ancient city’s canals and piazzas. Lean’s personal favorite among his own films, Summertime is an exquisitely tender evocation of the magic and melancholy of a fleeting, not-quite-fairy-tale romance." [criterion.com]
Item Description:Original: USA 1950
Bildformat 1.37:1
Special Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray ; New interview with film historian Melanie Williams ; Interview from 1963 with director David Lean ; Audio excerpts from a 1988 interview with cinematographer Jack Hildyard ; Trailer ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ; PLUS: An essay by film critic Stephanie Zacharek ; New cover by Lauren Tamaki
Physical Description:1 Blu-Ray (100 min) 12 cm 1 Beiheft