The Beautiful Summer () is a 2023 Italian drama film written by Laura Luchetti, Greta Scicchitano and Mario Iannuzziello and directed by Luchetti.
It is loosely based on a novella by Cesare Pavese, first published in Italian as La bella estate in 1940 and then in a collection of three novellas under the same name in 1949.
The film, like the novella, is set in 1930s (1938 specifically in the film) Italy and is a coming of age story of juvenile love, hope and defeat.
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Release The film premiered at the 76th Locarno Film Festival in 2023. Distributed by , the film was released theatrically in Italy on 24 August 2023.
Reception Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter declared the film to be "sometimes gloriously resonant but not without missteps".
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