Review of Summertime (1955) by Davey M — 27 Dec 2007
David Lean has created a painting of Venice in his film Summertime. It is a stunning time capsule of the water city in 1955 that is beautifully and lovingly shot. Every frame is artistic and you can sense how the director saw the world by how he shows us this doomed romance.
Hepburn and Brazzi are wonderful together, and although Hepburn looks rather 'tired' at points in the film she still has that spark. This is a wonderful film and I can't recall another which has been filmed so beautifully paying particular attention to individual shots.
The final scene as Hepburn leaves Venice on the train is really quite a tearjerker and I was surprised how emotive it actually became.
This review of Summertime (1955) was written by Davey M on 27 Dec 2007.
Summertime has generally received positive reviews.
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