Cast
Olivia de Havilland
as Meg Johnson
Rossano Brazzi
as Signor Naccarelli
Yvette Mimieux
as Clara Johnson Naccarelli
George Hamilton
as Fabrizio Naccarelli
Isabel Dean
as Miss Hawtree
Moultrie Kelsall
as The Minister
Nancy Nevinson
as Signora Naccarelli
Barry Sullivan
as Noel Johnson
Peppino De Martino
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1962
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes23
DirectorGuy Green
WritersJulius J. Epstein, Elizabeth Spencer
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLight in the Piazza
About Light in the Piazza
A young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother is slender, blonde, beautiful and there is something charmingly naive about her. Fabrizio Naccarelli seems to always know where the mother and daughter will sightsee next. Signor Naccarelli is just as concerned about where this will lead as Mrs. Johnson is. Then she starts thinking that perhaps her daughter can be a wife of a wealthy young man in a society where all she has to do is look beautiful. What happens if Signor Naccarelli finds out who his prospective daughter-in-law really is?
Directed by Guy Green, Light in the Piazza leans on a strong ensemble — Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1962.
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