Summertime Page #5

Synopsis: The American secretary Jane Hudson travels from Ohio to Venice. Jane is a middle-age single and lonely woman that have saved money for her dream trip. On the arrival, she immediately befriends the owner of the boarding house Signora Fiorini. During the night, she goes to a café and an Italian helps her to call the waiter. Jane feels sort of uncomfortable for being alone and on the next day, she sees a red glass goblet in the window of an antique store. The owner Renato de Rossi, who is the man that helped her, explains that it is an ancient goblet from the Eighteenth Century and therefore expensive; then he also explains that she should always bargain for a lower price in Venice. Jane recognizes Renato from the previous night and becomes clumsy. Soon Renato woos her but the needy Jane is afraid to love.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): David Lean
Production: United Artists
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
NOT RATED
Year:
1955
100 min
1,001 Views


Let me take you to a drink.

No.

At least something to eat.

No.

There are fireworks tonight.

I don't care.

This is ridiculous.

I'm afraid it is.

Gondola, sir?

No.

Do you know the words?

Yes. This song says....

I know what it says.

Have you ever had it in America?

No.

You sing it.

How do you know I can?

Because you're ltalian.

(ltalian)

They call it Fangela Coppoli.

What does that mean?

The island where the rainbow fell.

It's very late. We ought to go.

Are you asleep?

Fast asleep.

You slept all day yesterday.

True

You sleep all day and

you don't want to sleep at night.

You promised to take me to see

sights and now it's too late.

I'll take you tomorrow.

You promise?

No.

Now, do you promise?

It is difficult.

If you don't, I'll never kiss you again.

Yes, you will.

Yes. I guess so.

They're getting to know us.

You asked them to play it.

I did.

You're far away.

I'm very close.

What are you thinking?

I was thinking

the first evening I came here.

First time I saw you,

you were wearing that yellow tie.

I don't want to forget any of it.

Not a single moment.

I don't think I ever shall.

I could go for a little walk.

Take us somewhere quiet.

Somewhere that is you.

I think you're going to surprise me again.

Listen, Renato. I'm leaving today.

I'm all packed.

My train leaves in two hours.

I don't believe you.

You have to believe me, because it's true.

What have I done?

Nothing.

What made you change your mind?

Well...I hadn't a mind change.

Really, I just found it.

I haven't made you unhappy.

No. You haven't. It's the happiest

time I had in my whole life.

You must believe that, please.

Why throw it away?

Because we have to. Because it's wrong.

Because you and l

will only end in nothing.

I love you, Jane.

You don't have to say that.

I mean it.

I shall always love you.

Yes. If I go.....

All my life, I stayed

at parties too long, because

I didn't know when to go.

Now with you, I've grown up.

I think I do know when to.

I can't bear it if you go today.

I can't bear it, either.

Just a few days.

No. I couldn't. Then I never go.

Please. No. Take me to the station.

Oh, no no, please. Please help me.

Let me go by myself.

Don't go, please.

Please don't go.

Let me go.

I must catch that train.

I'll take you to the station.

No, that's just what

I don't want you to do.

Oh, Renato.

Mauro!

What are you doing here?

I come to say good-by.

I'm sorry, Mauro, I'm very, very sorry.

Ok, ok.

You going to Rome?

I'm going home.

To America?

Yes.

You come back again?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

You come back with a big American man?

I'll be your guide.

Ok.

Want this?

No, thank you.

It's not for sale. It's a present.

Why?

Because I like you.

You okey-doke, lady?

Sure, I'm okey-doke.

Be seeing you.

Be seeing you.

Thank you.

Renato!

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