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Light in the Piazza

Play trailer Poster for Light in the Piazza 1962,  1h 41m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 3 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 3 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Meg Johnson (Olivia de Havilland) is very protective of her daughter, Clara (Yvette Mimieux), a gorgeous young woman who suffers from a mental disability. While on vacation in Italy, Clara meets the dashing Fabrizio Naccarelli (George Hamilton), who is immediately smitten with her and doesn't initially grasp the extent of her developmental handicap. Though Meg is wary of letting Clara fall into a romance with Fabrizio, she realizes that he may be able to give the girl a better life.

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Janet Graves Photoplay Nov 18, 2020
Delicate handling and the mellow settings of Florence give this unusual story an air of tender romance you'd hardly expect from the subject. Go to Full Review
Isabel Quigly The Spectator Nov 5, 2019
I must confess to an almost insuperable pre- judice after seeing the film's trailer and realising that a gay, romantic story with a happy ending had been made out of a situation as ghoulish as this one seemed to be. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Nov 5, 2019
Soap-operatic in theme but elegant in style... Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Guy Green

Director

Olivia de Havilland

Meg Johnson

Rossano Brazzi

Signor Naccarelli

Yvette Mimieux

Clara Johnson

George Hamilton

Fabrizio Naccarelli

Barry Sullivan

Noel Johnson

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Light in the Piazza

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Movie Info

Synopsis Meg Johnson (Olivia de Havilland) is very protective of her daughter, Clara (Yvette Mimieux), a gorgeous young woman who suffers from a mental disability. While on vacation in Italy, Clara meets the dashing Fabrizio Naccarelli (George Hamilton), who is immediately smitten with her and doesn't initially grasp the extent of her developmental handicap. Though Meg is wary of letting Clara fall into a romance with Fabrizio, she realizes that he may be able to give the girl a better life.
Director
Guy Green
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Julius J. Epstein
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 1962, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 41m
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