Agostino is a 13-year-old boy on vacation in Venice with his widowed mother. When a local stud seduces her, jealous Agostino joins a local group of juvenile delinquents out of protest. They force him to face his budding sexuality..
Cinematography
Venice's hazy beaches feel simultaneously sensual and suffocating
Acting
Colombo's brooding silence speaks volumes
Direction
Bolognini walks a razor's edge of exploitation and art
Director
Mauro Bolognini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Italy's 1960s 'commedia all'italiana' turn toward darker social realism, though this pushes into territory most contemporaries avoided.
John Saxon, the American beach stud, was dubbed in Italian and barely spoke with Thulin on set — their chemistry is pure editing room magic.
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