| The Beautiful Summer | |
| Director: | Laura Luchetti |
| Producer: | Giovanni Pompili, Luca Legnani |
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| Music: | Francesco Cerasi |
| Runtime: | 112 minutes |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
The Beautiful Summer is a 2023 Italian drama film written by Laura Luchetti, Greta Scicchitano and Mario Iannuzziello and directed by Luchetti.[1]
It is loosely based on a novella by Italian author Cesare Pavese, first published in Italian as La bella estate in 1940 and then in a collection of three novellas under the same name in 1949.[2]
The film, like the novella, is set in 1930s (1938 specifically in the film) Italy and is a coming of age story of juvenile love, hope and defeat.[3]
The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2023.[4]