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1983年夏、北イタリアの避暑地で家族と過ごす17歳のエリオは、大学教授の父が招待した年上の大学院生オリヴァーと出会う。一緒に自転車で散策したり泳いだり、読書したり音楽を聴いたりするうちに、エリオはオリヴァーに恋心を抱く。やがてその思いは通じるが、夏の終わりが近づくにつれてオリヴァーが避暑地を去る日が近くなる。
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Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.
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An American diplomat's wife meets an Italian vintner at an embassy soirée. He sees her as more than just her "husband's hostess". Her husband has been so focused on advancing his career that he has forgotten how to see her as a woman, which the Italian reminds her that she is.
