Luz en la ciudad (1962)

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• Basada en: The Light in the Piazza

Light in the Piazza is a 1962 American romantic drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, and Barry Sullivan. Based on the 1960 novel by Elizabeth Spencer, the film is about a beautiful but mentally disabled young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother and the Italian man they meet during one leg of their trip. The film features extensive location shooting in Florence and Rome by the cinematographer Otto Heller.

Production

The story first appeared as a novella in The New Yorker in June 1960. MGM purchased film rights in August and assigned it to producer Arthur Freed, while the novel version of the story was published later that year. Julius Epstein wrote the script.

Guy Green was given the job as director on the strength of The Angry Silence.

Actresses who tested for the female lead included Dolores Hart; producers selected Yvette Mimieux.

Ingrid Bergman was originally cast as Margaret (Meg), but was replaced by Olivia de Havilland.

Originally, Tomas Milian was cast as the Italian groom. George Hamilton campaigned actively for the role even though it had been cast and eventually succeeded, in part by persuading Ben Thau that he was suitable. Green confirms that Hamilton actively lobbied for the role and worked very hard at it. James Darren and Sal Mineo were both also considered, before Hamilton finally took the role.

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