APIS - Alain Delon, 'Le Professeur' 1972

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26.5cm x 19.5cm

Original press photographs, in good condition, see photos for more details.


Indian Summer (Italian: La prima notte di quiete, lit. 'The First Night of Quiet') is a 1972 psychological romantic drama film co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini and starring Alain Delon, Sonia Petrovna, Renato Salvatori, Alida Valli, Adalberto Maria Merli, Salvo Randone and Lea Massari.

Delon, 'the Italian,' was a symbol in Valerio Zurlini's *The Professor*, a film less well known in France. In 1972, Delon played a depressed professor, wearing an oversized coat. 'It was the director's coat that had been lent to him, and it helped shape the character. It's the image of the handsome, brooding man experiencing this particular costume choice.'

The leading role was intended for Marcello Mastroianni, whose career at the time was at a low point and did not allow the film to be financed. The presence of a 'bankable' star, in this case Alain Delon, made it possible for the film to be funded, a casting choice that Zurlini reluctantly accepted.

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