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Hanging out at an Italian villa with Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida sounds like a painless way to kill a vacation--and Come September is a pretty painless movie, too. Rock is a millionaire who spends a month at his home on the Riviera every year, except this year he's come early and surprised his staff, who've been running the place as a paying hotel. This is one of those comedies of sexual frustration--Rock can't get alone with Gina, because the "hotel" is overrun with American teenagers (chief among them Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin, who married after meeting on the shoot). The plot is laboured, and director Robert Mulligan shows little feel for farce (he would shortly hit his stride with To Kill a Mockingbird). At least the location shooting has a nice summer breeze to it, and Darin sings "Multiplication" in a nightclub, complete with hepcat moves. --Robert Horton
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson) returns to his Villa as he does every September. He naturally expects Lisa (Gina Lollobrigida) to be waiting for him as usual. Of course she has different ideas.
When he is away Maurice (Walter Slezak) uses the villa as a Hotel. It is occupied by a tour group of American girls, a chaperone, which is sweet on Maurice, and Cedric (who is drunk). I think Cedric was a nice touch. Due to circumstances out of Roberts's control, he ends up chaperoning the girls.
When he is away Maurice (Walter Slezak) uses the villa as a Hotel. It is occupied by a tour group of American girls, a chaperone, which is sweet on Maurice, and Cedric (who is drunk). I think Cedric was a nice touch. Due to circumstances out of Roberts's control, he ends up chaperoning the girls.
Parallel to this a group of American Boys are heading for a hotel (Being the villa) that actually does not exist. They confront Rock Hudson on the road and antagonize him repeatedly referring to his car. "Gee mister she's a beaut". Later with no where to stay the boys camp out in front of the villa full of girls. To get Rock Hudson out of they're way thy try out drinking him and out running him.
Just as you thing Rock Hudson has the upper hand he pulls a faux pas. In an attempt to ward off Tony (Bobby Darin) he tells Sandra Dee that no man would buy something if he could get free samples. She tells Lisa and the fun begins.
There may be some formula scenes, but this is not a typical movie. Instead of a lot of separate personalities they work off of each other.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson) visits his beautiful villa in July instead of his regular trips that comes in September. His girlfriend Lisa Fellini (Gina Lollobrigida) has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry an Englishman named Spencer (Ronald Howard). Meanwhile other surprises are in the works, like his villa is converted into a hotel by his staff lead by his butler, Maurice Clavell (Walter Slezak), and the hotel is full of guests; mainly a group of young American women, and a chaperone named Brenda de Banzie (Margaret Allison)) with an eye for Maurice. It is hilarious to watch as the staff tries to keep that secret from Talbot, but it won't be a secret long. In the mean time Lisa breaks off the engagement and stays at Talbot's Villa. Then comes the trouble; a group of American male students arrive at the hotel on a prior reservation, but Talbot cancels the reservation. Then students camp just outside the villa, and start dating the young women who are staying as guests of the hotel. Soon these students find an "ally" in Lisa who supports their camp. Talbot gets real worried and his fatherly instincts get better of him, and he forces himself to "protect" the girls while they are on date with the boys by chaperoning them. It is hilarious to watch as the boys try to outsmart him by losing him during a date or during a picnic but to no avail.
There are some hilarious moments that include; when Lisa snubs the sisters of Spencer who come to meet her; and constant man - woman type of irritation and fights between Lisa and Talbot. The secondary plot brings together young tourists Sandy Stevens (Sandra Dee) and Tony (Bobby Darin), who sings (and wrote) "Multiplication" in a nightclub scene. Bobby Darin makes his feature debut in this movie and marry Sandra Dee ten days after the completion of the film. The movie shows some excellent shots in the Italian countryside that includes locations in Rome, Milan and Portofino, and the music is outstanding. The movie is well directed by Robert Mulligan who goes on to make his Academy award winning To Kill a Mockingbird in the following year (1962). This is the first of the two successful movies Hudson made with Lollobrigida, the success of this movie in 1961 lead to the production of Strange Bedfellows in 1965.
There are some hilarious moments that include; when Lisa snubs the sisters of Spencer who come to meet her; and constant man - woman type of irritation and fights between Lisa and Talbot. The secondary plot brings together young tourists Sandy Stevens (Sandra Dee) and Tony (Bobby Darin), who sings (and wrote) "Multiplication" in a nightclub scene. Bobby Darin makes his feature debut in this movie and marry Sandra Dee ten days after the completion of the film. The movie shows some excellent shots in the Italian countryside that includes locations in Rome, Milan and Portofino, and the music is outstanding. The movie is well directed by Robert Mulligan who goes on to make his Academy award winning To Kill a Mockingbird in the following year (1962). This is the first of the two successful movies Hudson made with Lollobrigida, the success of this movie in 1961 lead to the production of Strange Bedfellows in 1965.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Will bring back loads of memories of the good old days, when Sandra Dee was Gidget, not to mention that handsome hunk of Rock Hudson, and la Lolla with that teeny weeny waist and above all Bobby Darin and his swinging style....the little Sinatra. Great songs and beautiful scenes when Italy wasn't all that over crowded.
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Silly and dull
Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson) is a rich American who only visits his Italian villa - and his mistress (Gina Lollobrigida) - one month a year, in September. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kona
A Real Feel Good Movie
Settle to an evening of nostalgia with this funny movie from the 1960's, no complex plot, just a nice relaxing happy film set in an Italy long gone. Read more
Published 6 months ago by donbee
come september
bought this as a present for my brother said he enjoyed it even better watching it second time around. great comedy
Published 8 months ago by patricia adams
One of my favourite films
It's not QUITE in the same league as the Doris Day/Rock Hudson comedies (which are all completely fabulous) but it's a great romantic comedy that has worn well. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Trudy Bradburne
Entertainment
I last saw "Come September" in the Cinema, in 1961, when it was new. I must say that it has 'weathered well' and compares very favourably with anything that has been produced in... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. D. Moore
old time fun
this is just an old fashioned movie with fun in the middle and a happy ending. Rock Hudson doing his usual philandering self arrives early at his villa with Sophia Loren on his arm... Read more
Published 17 months ago by maggie-ann
COME SEPTEMBER---AND THE BEAUTIFUL--GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA
COME SEPTEMBER,1961,colour,is a lovely romantic comedy starring the beautiful Italian screen legend-GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA-and-la lollo-is a beauty in this movie,which also stars-ROCK... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by Mr. W. J. Wright
true style never will get stale
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Published on 13 Feb 2009 by usman
Excellent
This is one of my favourite films. It's a comedy romance set in Italy, for one month a year an Englishman goes over to Italy to his villa there and spends time with his Italian... Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2008 by Harvey
Gee mister, she's a beaut.
Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson) returns to his Villa as he does every September. He naturally expects Lisa (Gina Lollobrigida) to be waiting for him as usual. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2005 by bernie
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