Full-hearted with remarkable performances

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2018)

An American coming-of-age romantic drama; A story set during a long, hot, early-80s summer near Lake Garda, Italy. A precocious teenager meets a handsome, charming grad student and for 6 weeks they discover a way to accommodate their feelings but with an inevitablity that is brought to any romance story.
This is a ravishing film, told with sophisticated sensuality, and concludes with supremely moving scenes. It has sumptuous settings, beautiful locations and the characters have mature and cultured mindsets which makes for impressive viewing.