La bellissima estate
The Beautiful Summer (Italian: La bellissima estate) is a 1974 Italian melodrama film directed by Sergio Martino.[1][2] It stars Alessandro Cocco, Senta Berger and John Richardson.[1]
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| Directed by | Sergio Martino |
| Screenplay by | Sauro Scavolini Sergio Martino |
| Story by | Luciano Martino Sauro Scavolini |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino |
| Starring | Senta Berger John Richardson Alessandro Cocco Lino Toffolo |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
| Music by | Alberto Pomeranz Luciano Michelini |
Production company | Dania Film |
| Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) Toho Towa (Japan) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film has been released in the United States and other countries as Summer to Remember, and in Japan as Smile of Love. The Beautiful Summer has been best remembered for the soundtrack piece "Il barone rosso" by Luciano Michelini, which would eventually become the theme song of the comedy show, Curb Your Enthusiasm. The film was produced by Luciano Martino and co-written by Sauro Scavolini.
Cast
- Alessandro Cocco as Gianluca Bennati
- Senta Berger as Emanuela Bennati
- John Richardson as Vittorio Bennati
- Lino Toffolo as "The Red Baron"
- Caterina Boratto as The princess
- Mario Erpichini as Giorgio Savona
- Renzo Marignano as Pietro, the driver
- Duilio Cruciani as Marco
- Brizio Montinaro as The Teacher
- Sabina Gaddi as Olga
- Gildo di Marco as Giuseppe
- Carla Mancini
- Bernardo Toccaceli
- Lorenzo Piani
Release
The Beautiful Summer was originally released in Italy on December 6, 1974 where it was distributed theatrically by Titanus.
In Japan, the film was released on September 27, 1975, and was retitled Smile of Love; it was released by Toho-Towa.