Summer Romances

Summer Romances

3 Episodes

Temperatures and passions sizzle in these scorching summertime tales of desire—the sultry cinematic equivalents of a perfect beach read. Built around the electric chemistry of gorgeous golden-age Hollywood stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift (A PLACE IN THE SUN), Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck (ROMAN HOLIDAY), and Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty (SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS), these by turns aching, breezy, steamy, and tragic romances capture both the life-changing power and fleeting escapism of summer love.

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Summer Romances

3 Episodes

  • Summertime
    1:40:41
    Summertime
    Episode 1

    Summertime

    Episode 1

    Directed by David Lean • 1955 • United States, United Kingdom
    Starring Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin

    With this sublimely bittersweet tale of romantic longing, director David Lean left behind the British soundstage to capture in radiant Technicolor the sun-splashed glory of Ve...

  • Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
    2:04:10
    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
    Episode 2

    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    Episode 2

    Directed by Albert Lewin • 1951 • United States
    Starring James Mason, Ava Gardner

    This timeless romance based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman features sumptuous color cinematography by Jack Cardiff. Ava Gardner, one of the most beautiful screen goddesses of all time, plays Pandora, a wom...

  • Summer with Monika
    1:37:55
    Summer with Monika
    Episode 3

    Summer with Monika

    Episode 3

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1953 • Sweden
    Starring Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg

    Inspired by the earthy eroticism of Harriet Andersson, in the first of her many roles for him, Ingmar Bergman had a major international breakthrough with this sensual and ultimately ravaging tale of young love. A ...

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