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Movie poster: Light in the Piazza (1962)
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Light in the Piazza

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1962 · 102 min Drama Romance
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

A young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother is slender, blonde, beautiful and there is something charmingly naive about her. Fabrizio Naccarelli seems to always know where the mother and daughter will sightsee next. Signor Naccarelli is just as concerned about where this will lead as Mrs. Johnson is. Then she starts thinking that perhaps her daughter can be a wife of a wealthy young man in a society where all she has to do is look beautiful. What happens if Signor Naccarelli finds out who his prospective daughter-in-law really is?

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Year 1962
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Guy Green
Runtime 102 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (22 votes)

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Guy Green's film is an elegant and melancholic chamber drama, where the beauty of the Italian landscape contrasts with the characters' inner turmoil. The cinematography captures not only external splendor but also the finest emotional nuances, with Olivia de Havilland delivering a performance of restrained power as the mother.

What lingers after the final frame is a poignant reflection on love's collision with harsh reality, and the courage required for happiness. It's a story less about romantic impulse and more about difficult choices and the price of illusions. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Guy Green

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