A mother who wants only the best for her challenged daughter faces a number of new and unexpected dilemmas in this romantic drama. Margaret Johnson (Olivia de Havilland) is a wealthy woman taking a tour of Europe with her 26-year-old daughter Clara (Yvette Mimieux). Clara is blonde, beautiful, and charming, but beneath the surface lurks a serious problem -- as a result of a head injury she suffered as a child, Clara is mildly retarded and has the mental capacity of a ten-year-old. While Margaret's husband Noel (Barry ...
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A mother who wants only the best for her challenged daughter faces a number of new and unexpected dilemmas in this romantic drama. Margaret Johnson (Olivia de Havilland) is a wealthy woman taking a tour of Europe with her 26-year-old daughter Clara (Yvette Mimieux). Clara is blonde, beautiful, and charming, but beneath the surface lurks a serious problem -- as a result of a head injury she suffered as a child, Clara is mildly retarded and has the mental capacity of a ten-year-old. While Margaret's husband Noel (Barry Sullivan) has long contended that Clara should be institutionalized, Margaret refuses to hear of it, and she sees to it that her daughter lives as normal a life as possible. While in Italy, Margaret and Clara meet a handsome young man named Fabrizio Naccarelli (George Hamilton), the son of a prosperous local, Signor Naccarelli (Rossano Brazzi). Fabrizio is immediately smitten with Clara, and she seems equally fond of him; since Frabrizio has a spotty command of English and isn't especially perceptive to begin with, he doesn't notice anything unusual about her. Before long, Fabrizio asks Margaret for Clara's hand in marriage; while this would be a big step toward the "normal" life that Margaret has long dreamed of for her daughter, she's not sure if Clara is capable of handling the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood, and she is equally uncertain if she should reveal the nature of Clara's condition to the Naccarellis, even though she knows that it would be terribly unfair for Fabrizio to marry Clara without knowing the truth. Light in the Piazza was beautifully shot on location in Italy by award-winning cinematographer Otto Heller. Mark Deming, Rovi
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Olivia de Havilland; Rossano Brazzi; Yvette Mimieux; George Hamilton; Barry Sullivan. New. Run time: 101 mins. Language: English. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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Barry Sullivan, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Rossano Brazzi, Olivia De Havilland. New. 1962 Run time: 101. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Barry Sullivan, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Rossano Brazzi, Olivia De Havilland. New. 1962 Run time: 101. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
I first watched "The Light In The Piazza" (1962) when I was young shortly after its release. I always remembered it. Elizabeth Spencer's 1960 novella which inspired the film has become a modern American classic and is included in a 2021 complilation of Spencer's novels and stories edited by Michael Gorra in the Library of America.. In 2006, Spencer's novel reached Broadway in a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and book by Craig Lucas. The musical won six Tony Awards.
Although the movie stayed with me, I only recently read Spencer's beautiful novella and then watched the film anew. Guy Green directed the movie which stars Olivia de Havilland as Meg Johnson, a middle aged American woman who accompanies her 26 year old daugther Clara (Yvette Mimeux) to Italy. Clara has the mental and emotional development of a ten year old as a result of a childhood accident. A young Italian man, Fabrizzio, falls in love with Clara, leaving Meg with the problem of deciding what to do. Her husband, an executive for a cigarette company, has remained in the states.
The film closely follows Spencer's story for the most part as Meg needs to make decisions for herself about how to handle the courtship between Fabrizzio and Clara. She must deal with Fabrizzio's parents and her own husband while consulting with the American consul, a minister, and others. Most importantly Meg goes through a great deal of soul-searching and, in reaching a decision on what to do, comes to a sense of independence for herself.
Set on site in Florence and Rome, the movie offers stunning scenes of places I have never been. The film has the rare qualities of lightness and grace together with a serious theme. In watching the movie, I remembered why it had stayed with me. I also loved reading Elizabeth Spencer's story for the first time. It is an outstanding work and her masterpiece. It is a work for the heart.
