Estate violenta is a 1959 Italian award-winning black-and-white drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini, depicting a love affair between a young draft-dodging son of a prominent Fascist, portrayed by Jean Louis Trintignant, and a navy officer's widow older than he, portrayed by Eleonora Rossi Drago. It is set in Italian seaside resort Riccione in July 1943, around the time of the dismissal of Benito Mussolini during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II. Estate violenta is Zurlini's second feature film, with which he made his name as film director. Carlo Caremoli arrives in Riccione... and enjoys life together with his friends at his father's villa. Riccione is still peaceful, and only few things remind about the war fought in the south. On seaside holiday, the youth witness a German fighter flying low over the beach and causing panic among the crowd. Carlo tries to protect a frightened little girl who runs towards him and meets her mother Roberta, a navy officer's widow . He helps her to take the girl home.
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| Release date: | 1959 |
| Directed by: | Valerio Zurlini |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | Silvio Clementelli |
| Editor: | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by: | Mario Nascimbene |
| Screenplay by: | Valerio Zurlini |