The summer films to be seen in streaming

Summer is the time when everything seems possible: love, escape, a new beginning. And also the cinema knows. There are films that not only tell a holiday, but seem to become a holiday in themselves. Dream settings, hot lights, relationships that are born (and end) between a song and a sunset. Here are the holiday films that make us dream every summer. Or, simply, want to leave:

Holidays of August (1996)

Directed by Paolo Virzì. Platform: first video.

On the island of Ventotene Two families They find themselves close to the house, they are totally different from each other, both for political ideas and by cultural level. The coexistence between the two groups of vacationers is not at all simple, and the misunderstandings are not lacking. Directed by Paolo Virzì In the 1996his sequel came out this year: Another mid -August.

Mr. Ripley’s talent (1999)

Directed by Anthony Minghella. Available on Disney+.

The deceptive charm of Italy of the 1950s, between jazz, sunny beaches and exchanged identities. Matt Damon it is the perfect impostor, Jude Law Postcard blonde. A psychological thriller that begins like a holiday and ends like a shipwreck.

Mamma mia (2008)

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Platform: Now TV and Sky.

With this you hardly make mistakes, suitable for those who are in a good mood and those who need to raise morality. The film dates back to the farm far 2008and although approaching the age of majority, it continues to be a masterpiece. Based on the musical written by Catherine Johnsonthe film is directed by Phylidia Lloyd And he can count on an incredible cast, where they stand out: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard and Julie Walters. Protagonist is Sophie A woman ready to get married and eager to know the true identity of her father. Peeking into the mother’s diary, Womanwill find three names of three different men. Wanting at all costs, having the father at the wedding decides to invite them, giving life to one of the most loved events by the public. Theater of history is the Greek island of Kalokairispectacular and dense in summer.

Directed by Sydney Pollack. Available on Now TV and Sky.

More than a movie, My Africa It is a declaration of love for the desire to escape. Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) He leaves Europe to follow a wedding of interest in Kenya, but will end up falling in love with an harsh and beautiful land. And a man, Denys Finch Hattoninterpreted by Robert Redfordwhich embodies the most extreme freedom.

Sapore di Mare (1983)

Directed by Carlo Vanzina. Platform: Sky and Now TV.

Sea flavor

It is probably the best comedy directed by Carlo Vanzinaand it is the film that best tells the Italian summer, with all the clichés that follow. It is the summer of the 1964we are in Forte dei Marmi. Paolo And Navy They are there on vacation with their family and make friends with another group of boys, headed by Luca And Felicino. Navy He falls in love with Luca, Paolo Instead she is in love with Susanwhich however is engaged to Felicino.

Stand by me (1986)

Directed by Rob Reiner. Platform: Netflix.

A macabre event becomes an opportunity to stand up to local heroes. A group of friends: Chris, Teddy, Vern and Gordie, ventures between the Oregon countryside to find Ray Bower, one of their disappeared peers. The challenge becomes more proven than what the quartet is expected to live the hard tests daily, which do not affect only their physical health but also their friendship relationship. The journey proves to be a fundamental stop for their growth, giving one of the deepest and most exciting summer stories.

Roman holidays (1953)

Directed by William Wyler. Platform: first video.

Roman holidays

Princess Ann is visiting the main European capitals, her last stop is Rome where, following an hysterical crisis, he runs away for one night and meets the American journalist Joe Bradley. The film earned Audrey Hepburn’s Oscar and made the Vespa around the world famous.

Sun in Catinelle (2013)

Directed by Gennaro Nunziante. Platform: Netflix.

In Contar the years on the calendar we do not believe it. Eleven have already passed since Checco Zalone changed the rules of Italian cinema, landing in the room with his third film. Sun in Catinelle It is the story of a holiday between father and son. The first, Checco, is an ambitious middle class character Which with genuine ignorance tries to satisfy Niccolò, worthy of a great journey given the excellent results obtained at school. By paying in a bad economic situation, the two will end up in Molisewhere they will meet Zoerich heiress and his son Lorenzoa group capable of giving great laughter, protagonists of one of the best comedies in Italian cinema.

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Directed by: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Platform: Disney+.

A usual and at the same time special family. These are Hooverprotagonist the smallest, Olives, A little girl who gets the opportunity to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine competition in California. The family, convinced in supporting the girl in this experience, will face great vicissitudes. It is difficult to catalog it as a drama or comedy, the truth lies in the middle, the film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris He succeeds in creating the right combination of the two genres, facing important issues such as self -esteem and pursuit of his dreams.

An excellent vintage – A Good Year (2006)

Directed by Ridley Scott. Available on Disney+.

Russell Crowe inherits a wine estate in Provence. And from there begins a different summer: slower, more true. Between vineyards, old friends and new beginnings, Ridley Scott He directs a film that knows of golden light and second chance. To see with a full glass in hand.

Parents in trap

Directed by: Nancy Meyers. Platform: Disney+.

It was the 1998 When Nancy Meyersgave birth to his The parent trap. A comedy that is based on a surreal premise: two twin sisters, Annie James and Hallie Parkerhave never met with each other, have growing in two different cities, respectively London and Napa Valley, California. They meet by chance in a summer field, they therefore decide to exchange identity in order to be able to know the parent with whom they have no relationship. During the exchange, the two decide to try to bring together their parents, separated due to some misunderstandings. The film is a family comedy that Linsday Lohan is the protagonist in the role of both one and the other twin.