''Julia'' (german: Es war nicht die Nachtigall) is a 1974 erotic

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

from

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

starring

Sylvia Kristel Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 17 October 2012) was a Dutch actress and model who appeared in over 50 films. She is best remembered as the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films, including originating the role with ''E ...

. It was released in France in 1975 and recorded admissions of 403,892. It is also known as Summer Girl.

Production

The film was shot in the summer of 1974, in

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

, and on Lake Wörthersee,

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and released on 1974-11-28.

German title

The German title "''It Was Not the Nightingale''" is a allusion to

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

s '' Romeo and Juliet'', Act 3, Scene 5, "JULIET: Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day. It was the nightingale, and not the lark, That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear." Sylvia Kristel recreates the balcony scene, during the visit to Verona.

References

External links

* *https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bd32cf2 *https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/es-war-nicht-die-nachtigall_ea43d4a72e715006e03053d50b37753d *https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v158968 1974 films 1970s erotic drama films German erotic drama films West German films 1970s German-language films Films directed by Sigi Rothemund Teensploitation 1974 drama films 1970s German films {{erotic-film-stub