A Light In The Piazza

Directed by guy green.

A light in the piazza. Margaret johnson and her beautiful twenty six year old daughter clara are touring the tuscan countryside. Upper class americans noel and meg johnson have a twenty six year old daughter named clara johnson. While sightseeing clara meets a good looking young italian man fabrizio and quickly embarks on a whirlwind romance with him despite her mother s stern disapproval. The light in the piazza is a musical with a book by craig lucas and music and lyrics by adam guettel based on the 1960 novella by elizabeth spencer the story is set in the 1950s and revolves around margaret johnson a wealthy southern woman and clara her daughter who is developmentally disabled due to a childhood accident.

That s not what i think about that s not what i see i know what. With olivia de havilland george hamilton yvette mimieux rossano brazzi. Clara s mental capacity is equivalent to that of a ten year old. Light in the piazza 1962 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.

Light in the piazza is a 1962 american romantic comedy 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 the light in the piazza 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. The two spend a summer together in italy. Clara suffered a head injury as a child which resulted in her being mentally disabled.