''Brief Season'' (, also known as ''As Long as it Lasts'') is a 1969 Italian
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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
written and directed by
Renato Castellani
Renato Castellani (4 September 1913 – 28 December 1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Early life
Son of a representative of Kodak, he was born in Varigotti, at the time a hamlet of Final Pia, which became Finale Ligure ( ...
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Plot
Johnny is a young American who lives in
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, where he exercises the profession of stockbroker. Luisa is a Swedish girl who works as a simultaneous translator at the FAO. They meet on the occasion of a TV show, and fall in love.
Johnny, intending to secure a future for himself and Luisa, sells some securities in his care to attempt a stock market speculation based on some confidential information, but things do not go as expected.
Cast
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Christopher Jones as Johnny
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Pia Degermark as Luisa
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Antonello Trombadori as Luisa's father
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Angelo Boscariol
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Valeria Sabel
Valeria Sabel (7 April 1928 – 18 August 2009) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1964 to her death. In '' Godfather III'' she played the role of Sister Vincenza.
Selected filmography
References
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Bianca Doria
Bianca Doria (22 September 1915 – 2 February 1985) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films during her career. She appeared in the 1963 peplum '' Hercules Against the Mongols''.Hughes, Howard. ''Cinema Italiano: The Co ...
References
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1969 films
Italian romantic drama films
1969 romantic drama films
Films directed by Renato Castellani
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Stock trading films
1960s Italian films
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