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Summertime is a movie made in 1955. The director of the movie, David Lean already had a number of blockbuster hits at his kitty and many of his movies got the recognition from the critics. Lean actually lifted the idea of the movie from the drama, ‘The Time of the Cuckoo’ written by Arthur Laurents. The story of Summertime revolves around a spinster staying in the United States of America. This spinster has fallen in love with a man, who lives in Venice. This affair got started when she went for a holiday in Venice. The movie was shot entirely in Venice.
The movie received great appreciation. It got even nominated for a number of academy awards. This movie got nominated for Academy Awards for several categories, inclding the category of Best Director and Best Actress. Initially this movie was released in Britain with the name, Summer Madness. However, this name got changed later.
Even, David Lean himself has stated that Summertime is the movie, he enjoyed making the most.
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The most memorable scene of this movie is considered to be the one in which the character of Katherine Hepburn falls inside a canal. It is to be noted here that this incident left Hepburn with a permanent eye infection. The story of the movie bears a close resemblance to the Broadway Musical, Do I Hear a Waltz of 1965.
David Lean is considered to be the craftsman of movies with consummate effect. A subtle kind of creative tension binds the realistic content and the romantic element of his movies. Summertime is no exception to that and features the signature style of Lean with absolute mastery.
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