The Beautiful Summer
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.
- 5.5
- 2023
- Released
- 1h 51m
Yle Vianello
Ginia
Deva Cassel
Amelia
Nicolas Maupas
Severino
Alessandro Piavani
Guido
Adrien Dewitte
Rodrigues
Cosima Centurioni
Rosa
Gabriele Graham Gasco
Massimo
Anna Bellato
Mrs. Gemma
Andrea Bosca
Dr. Andrea
Brixhilda Shqalsi
Marta
Released
it
- #adolescence
- #italy
- #lgbt
- #love tested
- #lesbian
Reviews
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