Summertime (1955) Criterion 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC FLAC-SARTRE

With this sublimely bittersweet tale of romantic longing, director David Lean left behind the British soundstage to capture in radiant Technicolor the sun-splashed glory of Venice at the height of summer. In a tour de force of fearless vulnerability, Katharine Hepburn portrays the conflicting emotions that stir the heart of a lonely, middle-aged American tourist who is forced to confront her insecurities when she is drawn into a seemingly impossible affair with a charming Italian shopkeeper (Rossano Brazzi) 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.
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STARS...........: Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi
DIRECTOR........: David Lean
WRITERS.........: H.E. Bates, David Lean, Arthur Laurents (original play)
GENRE...........: Comedy, Romance, Drama
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048673
RUNTIME.........: 1h 40mn
SIZE............: 7.29 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC ([email protected])
BITRATE.........: 10000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1480x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.37:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by cinema scholar Dr. Mark Nicholls
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Criterion Blu-ray, R4 DVD
ENCODE DATE.....: 2022-08-03

Extras

• New interview with film historian Melanie Williams.
• Interview from 1963 with director David Lean.
• Audio excerpts from a 1988 interview with cinematographer Jack Hildyard.
• Commentary by cinema scholar Dr. Mark Nicholls [R4 DVD - Thx Phaota]
• Trailer