Summit () is a 1968 Italian-French drama film written and directed by Giorgio Bontempi, in his feature film debut. It was entered into the main competition at the 29th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Cast Gian Maria Volonté as Paolo Mireille Darc as Annie Olga Georges-Picot as Agathe Carlo De Mejo as Ulrich Giampiero Albertini as Berto Erika Blanc as Olga
Production The film marked the debut of former film critic and Paese Sera journalist Giorgio Bontempi, and include several autobiographical life events. Student riots erupted across Europe while the film was being filmed, and Bontempi adapted the shooting schedule to incorporate the events into the production.Werb. (1 September 1968). "Summit". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 12. Garland Pub. pp. 137-8.
Release The film premiered into the main competition at the 29th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Reception Corriere della Sera's Giovanni Grazzini described the film as He described it as a film that echoes Claude Lelouch, is "predictable" and "awkwardly dialogued", yet realistic in its depiction of the protagonist's existentialist unease.
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