Time for Loving
Time for Loving (released in Italy as Sapore di mare) is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It obtained a great commercial success and launched a short-living subgenre of revival-nostalgic comedy films.[1][2] It also generated a sequel, Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo.[3] For her performance in this film Virna Lisi won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Silver Ribbon in the same category.[4]
| Time for Loving | |
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 Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro | |
| Directed by | Carlo Vanzina |
| Written by | Enrico Vanzina Carlo Vanzina |
| Starring | Jerry Calà Christian De Sica |
| Cinematography | Beppe Maccari |
| Edited by | Raimondo Crociani |
| Music by | Edoardo Vianello Mariano Perrella |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot summary
The film is set in the Sixties, in the Tuscan beach of Forte dei Marmi. A group of young friends spends their holidays at the sea. One of them has a girlfriend, but she loves another man, while his brother is with a beautiful American girl, but he prefers another woman. Finally, a shy student falls in love with an older woman. The end of the movie is a fast-forward in which the same friends gather together after twenty years; however, they are sad because everything is different in their life.
Cast
- Jerry Calà: Luca
- Christian De Sica: Felicino
- Isabella Ferrari: Selvaggia
- Marina Suma: Marina
- Virna Lisi: Adriana
- Karina Huff: Susan
- Angelo Cannavacciuolo: Paolo
- Gianni Ansaldi: Gianni
- Giorgia Fiorio: Giorgia
See also
References
- Emiliano Morreale (2009). L'invenzione della nostalgia: il vintage nel cinema italiano e dintorni. Donzelli Editore.
- Paola Mingoni. Cinema da ridere in 201 film. Giunti Editore.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore.
- Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore.