Summertime: The Criterion Collection

Summary

An American spinster's dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome - but married - Italian man while vacationing in Venice in Summertime, released on Blu-ray 25th July 2022 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as part of their Criterion Collection.

Cast

Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin, Mari Aldon, Jane Rose, MacDonald Parke

Director

David Lean

Producer

Ilya Lopert

Distributor

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Run time

1 hour 40 minutes

Release date

25/07/2022

Hash Tag

#Summertime

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With this sublimely bittersweet tale of romantic longing, director David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia) left behind the British soundstage to capture in radiant Technicolor the sunsplashed glory of Venice at the height of summer.

In a tour de force of fearless vulnerability, Katharine Hepburn (The Philadelphia Story) embodies the conflicting emotions that stir the heart of a lonely, middle-aged American tourist who is forced to confront her deep-seated insecurities when she is drawn into a seemingly impossible affair with a charming Italian shopkeeper (Rossano Brazzi; South Pacific) amid the ancient city's canals and piazzas.

Lean's personal favorite among his own films, Summertime is an exquisitely tender evocation of the magic and melancholy of a fleeting, not-quite-fairy-tale romance.

Summertime is released on Blu-ray 25th July 2022 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as part of their Criterion Collection.

Special Features

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New interview with film historian Melanie Williams
Interview with director David Lean from 1963
Audio excerpts of a 1988 interview with cinematographer Jack Hildyard
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
An essay by film critic Stephanie Zacharek

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

David Lean

The Bridge On The River Kwai: 60th Anniversary, The Sound Barrier, Lawrence Of Arabia: 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Collector's Box Set, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Brief Encounter

Katharine Hepburn

Bringing Up Baby, The African Queen: Masters of Cinema, The African Queen: Masters Of Cinema, Bringing Up Baby: The Criterion Collection

Rossano Brazzi

The Italian Job

Darren McGavin

Raw Deal

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