Katharine Hepburn
Jane Hudson
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Summertime. (1955 film) Summertime is a 1955 romantic comedy drama film directed by David Lean, and starring Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin, and Isa Miranda. It follows a lonely middle-aged American secretary and her experiences touring Venice alone for the first time, during which she falls in love with an Italian antiques ...
- $4-5 million (global gross) (estimate)
- Alessandro Cicognini
- $1.1 million
- Ilya Lopert
Summertime: Directed by David Lean. With Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin. An American spinster's dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome--but married--Italian man while vacationing in Venice.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- David Lean
- 1955-11-07
With Katharine Hepburn and the city of Venice glowing under David Lean's direction, Summertime is a swooning romance for the ages. Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson (Katharine Hepburn) has ...
- (24)
- Katharine Hepburn
- David Lean
- June 08, 1955
Summertime does for Venice!", the film had its world premiere in Venice on May 29, 1955, later released in the United States on June 22nd. Bosley Crowther, in his tepid review of the film for The New York Times, wrote that Venice itself was the star of Summertime more than Hepburn and Brazzi. "The explanation is simple.
Summertime. An American spinster's dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome--but married--Italian man while vacationing in Venice. Katharine Hepburn's sensitive portrayal of the lonely heroine and Jack Hildyard's glorious Technicolor photography make Summertime an endearing and visually enchanting film.
- 100 min
- 29
producer: original stage production (uncredited) Pamela Mann. ... producer's secretary (uncredited) / production secretary (uncredited) Robert Whitehead. ... producer: original stage production (uncredited) Crew believed to be complete.
The American secretary Jane Hudson (Katharine Hepburn) travels from Ohio to Venice. Jane is a middle-age single and lonely woman that has saved money for her dream trip. On the arrival, she immediately befriends the owner of the boarding house Signora Fiorini (Isa Miranda). During the night, she goes to a café and an Italian helps her to call ...
