Indian Summer

Indian Summer

Directed by Valerio Zurlini

Produced by Mondial Televisione Film, Adel Productions

1972132 min7.5 / 10

A morally ambiguous Italian summer romance centered on a drifting professor's entanglement with a young student, exploring desire, infidelity, and the collision of worlds.

In Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the local high school replacing another teacher. His relationship with his partner Monica is in crisis and he spends most of the time with his new acquaintances and gamblers Giorgio, Marcello and Gerardo. In classroom, he meets the gorgeous nineteen years old student Vanina Abati, who is Gerardo's girlfriend.

Questions people ask

  • Is Indian Summer violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Indian Summer sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Indian Summer end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Indian Summer easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Indian Summer scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise91

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Indian Summer

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Indian Summer

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Indian Summer, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Indian Summer, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Indian Summer, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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