IFF24 The Beautiful Summer
Book Tickets
This film currently has no more upcoming sessions.
Sign up or login to Movie Club to get notified immediately when tickets become available, with the best-priced tickets offered exclusively to members!
Get discounted tickets, earn points on every purchase, and more!
Book Tickets
This film currently has no more upcoming sessions.
Sign up or login to Movie Club to get notified immediately when tickets become available, with the best-priced tickets offered exclusively to members!
Get discounted tickets, earn points on every purchase, and more!
Synopsis
Set in 1938 Turin, this lyrical coming-of-age story follows a young working-class woman navigating the throes of burgeoning adulthood amidst a tumultuous backdrop of pre-WWII Italy. Young seamstress Ginia (Yile Yara Vianello, LA CHIMERA IFF23) has recently arrived from the countryside and the future seems to offer endless possibilities. Searching for adventure, Ginia meets the sensual and provocative Amelia (model Deva Cassel in her film debut) and is introduced to the dazzling artistic world. Amelia is not much older than Ginia but is completely different from anyone she has ever met. In the bohemian quarter, Ginia meets a painter and soon begins an electric affair. During her ‘beautiful summer’, Ginia will surrender to her first great love, giving in to her overwhelming feelings, and celebrating the courage to be truly herself. Written and directed by Laura Luchetti (TWIN FLOWER IFF19) and freely inspired by the eponymous 1949 novel by Cesare Pavese, THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER captures the intricacies of friendship, love and art, in a tender portrait of youth and freedom.
Set in 1938 Turin, this lyrical coming-of-age story follows a young working-class woman navigating the throes of burgeoning adulthood amidst a tumultuous backdrop of pre-WWII Italy. Young seamstress Ginia (Yile Yara Vianello, LA CHIMERA IFF23) has recently arrived from the countryside and the future seems to offer endless possibilities. Searching for adventure, Ginia meets the sensual and provocative Amelia (model Deva Cassel in her film debut) and is introduced to the dazzling artistic world. Amelia is not much older than Ginia but is completely different from anyone she has ever met. In the bohemian quarter, Ginia meets a painter and soon begins an electric affair. During her ‘beautiful summer’, Ginia will surrender to her first great love, giving in to her overwhelming feelings, and celebrating the courage to be truly herself. Written and directed by Laura Luchetti (TWIN FLOWER IFF19) and freely inspired by the eponymous 1949 novel by Cesare Pavese, THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER captures the intricacies of friendship, love and art, in a tender portrait of youth and freedom.