stannisbaratheon:’[From] the moment she steps off the train, Jane [played by Katharine Hepburn] is i
stannisbaratheon:’[From] the moment she steps off the train, Jane [played by Katharine Hepburn] is intoxicated by Venice. It’s like nothing she’s seen before: gondola buses in the canals, ancient fountains and churches, pigeons in the Piazza San Marco. As [David] Lean’s camera follows her through the city, Jane looks as though she’s rediscovered life. And yet all is not perfect. Jane, who is traveling by herself, says, “I’m the independent type, always have been.” But amid all this beauty, she feels painfully alone.’ (NPR) ️THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN MEDIA ()SUMMERTIME (1955), dir. David Lean — and Venetian Gothic architecture -- source link
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