Estate Violenta
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| Directed by | Valerio Zurlini |
| Written by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Giorgio Prosperi Valerio Zurlini |
| Starring | Jean-Louis Trintignant Eleonora Rossi Drago Jacqueline Sassard Enrico Maria Salerno |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
| Release date(s) |  November 13, 1959 May 19, 1961 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | Italian |
Estate violenta (U.S. title: Violent Summer) is a 1959 Italian award winning drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini. It is starred by French Jean-Louis Trintignant and Italian Eleonora Rossi Drago.
It belongs to a large genre of Italian films about Italy during the chaos after the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943 and the subsequent campaign and double occupation - others include Rome, Open City, Paisà, General della Rovere, Long Night in 1943, Escape by Night, Two Women, The Fascist, The Abandoned, The Four Days of Naples, Everybody Go Home and Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma.
[edit] Plot
During the last days of Fascism in Italy, summer of 1943, Carlo (Jean-Louis Trintignant), son of an important Fascist (Enrico Maria Salerno), falls in love with a Navy officer’s widow (Eleonora Rossi Drago), older than he.
[edit] Awards
- Mar del Plata Film Festival: Best Actress (Eleonora Rossi Drago).
- Nastro d'Argento: Best Actress (Eleonora Rossi Drago), Best Score (Mario Nascimbene).
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