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Summertime (1955, a.k.a. Summer Madness in the U.K.), a story of a middle-aged woman's three week trip to Venice and subsequent love affair with a married man, was a truly international film British director, American leading lady, Italian leading man and shot in Italy.
Apr 4, 2024 · SUMMERTIME 1955 CAST. Katharine Hepburn stars as the middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson on a dream vacation in romantic Venice. She’s full of wonder for her new surroundings, letting us see Venice through her eyes as if she were seeing the splendor of the world.
Summertime. 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.
During the water bus ride to her hotel, the Pensione Fiorini, Jane meets two other Americans, Lloyd and Edith McIlhenny, who are engaged in a whirlwind European tour. Jane films their journey with her 16mm camera and revels in the unfamiliar sights and sounds of Italy.
Summertime, American film drama, released in 1955, featuring Katharine Hepburn in a timeless love story set in Venice. Director David Lean’s simple film—adapted from the play The Time of the Cuckoo by Arthur Laurents—centres on a spinster (played by Hepburn) who is taking her dream trip to Venice,
Summertime (1955) Jane Hudson, a middle-aged American Spinster, arrives in Venice for her first European holiday with the thought of romance in mind. In an attempt to throw off her loneliness, this private secretary from Akron, Ohio, armed with her guidbook, sets out to explore the romantically beautiful city.
Summertime is a 1955 romantic comedy drama film directed by David Lean, and starring Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin, and Isa Miranda.
