Violent Summer
1959 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 2,018 VOTES · DIR. Valerio Zurlini
Overview
Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other?
Dialogue Timeline — 882 lines
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00:00:24 VIOLENT SUMMER
00:05:05 - Watch out for the lightbulbs! - Great!
00:09:08 Don't worry, darling.
00:11:50 Well, I'm already late.
00:14:08 - Can I rest? - Sure, want to come onboard?
00:16:31 - You have a villa in Riccione, right? - Yes... my father does.
00:20:37 Who shall I send this to? My cousin will scratch my eyes out...
00:23:13 "Young ladies don't do that... she's not a true young lady"...
00:26:50 but the mere thought that my youngest is far from me...
00:29:56 It would be pornographic.
00:32:50 Don't you remember me? We were great friends.
00:36:42 I'd like to see an air-raid.
00:41:23 Madam, may I have this dance?
00:49:53 ...I'll explain the meaning of the word 'slut' to you.
00:53:21 - No, let's not discuss it. - One more thing...
00:58:57 I can't tell.
01:03:57 You're getting your hair dirty with sand...
01:09:35 ...don't lie to me, Maddalena
01:12:30 Roberta!
01:15:39 Why, didn't you think that Adalberto was too old a husband for me?
01:19:23 I don't know and I don't even care, I'm staying in a pension for now...
01:22:59 ...this is no joke...
01:26:12 ...but I would have to have a different temper...
01:29:51 Roberta!
Cast & Characters
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Roberta Parmesan
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Carlo Caremoli
Lilla Brignone
La madre di Roberta
Raf Mattioli
Giorgio
Federica Ranchi
Maddalena
Cathia Caro
Serena
Giampiero Littera
Daniele
Bruno Carotenuto
Giulio
Tina Gloriani
Emma
Enrico Maria Salerno
Ettore Caremoli - il padre di Carlo
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed882
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:29:51
Production Record
DirectorValerio Zurlini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes2,018