We discuss Branson’s pick — David Lean’s film Summertime from the year 1955 starring Katherine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi. It is a romance film that follows a lonely middle-aged American and her experiences touring Venice alone for the first time, during which she falls in love with a Venetian shopkeeper. Filmed on location, it earned both David Lean and Katherine Hepburn Oscar nominations and has gone on to become a classic.
