''They Call It Summer'' ( it, E la chiamano estate) is a 2012
Italian romance-
drama film
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directed by
Paolo Franchi
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. In spite of having been almost unanimously panned by critics, it won the awards for Best Director and for Best Actress (to
Isabella Ferrari) at the 2012
Rome International Film Festival
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Sections
The Rome Film Festival official program is divided into several sections:
Cinema d'Og ...
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Cast
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Jean-Marc Barr as Dino
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Isabella Ferrari as Anna
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Filippo Nigro as the swinger
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Eva Riccobono
Eva Riccobono (born 7 February 1983) is an Italian model, actress, and television presenter.
Early life
Riccobono was born in Palermo, Sicily, the daughter of an Italian father and a German mother. She has three older sisters. Riccobono began ...
as the prostitute
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Luca Argentero
Luca Argentero (born 12 April 1978) is an Italian actor, model and television personality. He has appeared in more than 18 films since 2006.
Biography
Born in Turin to Guido and Agata, Argentero grew up in neighboring Moncalieri. After completin ...
as Alessandro
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Romina Carrisi as Chiara
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Maurizio Donadoni
Maurizio Donadoni (born 7 January 1958) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.
Born in Bergamo, Donadoni started his career on stage in the late 1970s, working among others with Luca Ronconi and Gabriele Lavia. He made his film debut i ...
as Carlo
References
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2012 films
Italian romantic drama films
Films directed by Paolo Franchi
2012 romantic drama films
Films scored by Philippe Sarde
Italian erotic drama films
Erotic romance films
2010s Italian films
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