Light in the Piazza is a 1962 film adaptation of the Elizabeth Spencer's 1960 novel The Light in the Piazza. It was directed by Guy Green and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film starred Olivia de Havilland as American, Meg Johnson and Yvette Mimieux as her 26-year-old daughter, Clara. Clara was involved in an accident as a young girl and as a result, still has the mentality of a child of ten. The film is notable for its extensive location shooting in 1960s Florence and Rome by the award winning cinematographer Otto Heller. While taking a summer holiday in Florence with her mother, 26... year old Clara meets and falls in love with a young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli, played by George Hamilton. Fabrizio is blinded by his love for Clara and believes her mental disability to be simple naivity. Meg tries to explain her daughter's condition to Fabrizio's father but the opportunity never seems to be right. Fabrizio's family are taken with Clara and her simple remarks are taken as evidence of her innocence. Meg spends the trip trying to keep the two lovers apart and fearing that Fabrizio or his family will discover the truth about her daughter.
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| Release date: | February 7, 1962 |
| Directed by: | Guy Green |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Arthur Freed |
| Music by: | Mario Nascimbene |
| Cinematography: | Otto Heller |
| Screenplay by: | Julius J. Epstein |
| Adapted from: | The Light in the Piazza |