Zeffirelli's debut: Italian lovers + German campers = chaotic romance on two wheels.
Two young lovers, Tao and Valeria, decide to go and enjoy a beautiful holiday in privacy, away from the daily routine and their parents. After a journey full of adventures, aboard a sidecar, they find themselves in a campsite populated by Germans.
Direction
Zeffirelli's first film, already lush and operatic.
Cinematography
Glorious Italian coastline in Technicolor glory.
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zeffirelli was 35 when he directed this, already famous as Visconti's assistant and Luchino's protégé.
The 'German tourist' trope here reflects 1950s Italian anxieties about post-war European integration and economic recovery.
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