Le rendez-vous de septembre

I don't know what other people have said about this movie, but if they said anything bad, they need to be shot. The casting is perfect and the acting is great. It has Gina Lollobrigida which is a definite plus to any movie. Rock Hudson pulls off his character with perfection. The story line is one of the best of all romantic comedies. I heartily recommend the movie to all.

The first impression is a romantic comedy melded to a slapstick comedy which starts out showing off Italy at its best and ends up showing Gina Lollabrigida in marvelous couture.Her tight ensemble cast features leads by Rock Hudson, Bobby Darrin and Sandra Dee supported by Walter Slezak, Joel Grey and Brenda de Banzie, star turns by all. The photography and editing are lush but the shortcomings of 1960's color filming blare with starker color contrasts than we are accustomed to today and less dimension in the panoramic views than we are accustomed to today. The screwball or slapstick sequences work well as do the romantic comedy sequences. What is jarring is most films try to be one or the other and this one alternates one with the other from moment to moment.

Rock Hudson plays a millionaire American businessman who returns to his Italian villa only to find that, in his absence, his valet has turned the palace into a hotel--and it is currently overrun with college kids on holiday. Lushly-produced tedium aimed squarely at the youth market; Hudson is portrayed as a stuffed-shirt who needs humanizing when anyone in their right mind would want these juveniles to vamoose! Bobby Darin falls for Sandra Dee, on-screen as in real-life, but neither gives a charismatic performance. Joel Grey, some 11 years before "Cabaret", shows up as an annoying pre-law student, while Gina Lollobrigida is mostly used for her fiery temper (she has no character to play and ends up shouting at everyone in Italian). *1/2 from ****

Come September is a film which shall make you smile all along. At times,it will also make u laugh out loud. It's a film you will like to see with your friends and family, anytime, anywhere. It is a wholesome family entertainer. I saw this film in a cinema hall in Munich, where it was dubbed in German. Though I did not understand the language, I had a gala time identifying various places of Italy as I was there previously for a period of 1 year , taking a course on Italian cooking. Later, I got to see the film on VHS.It was fabulous, now that I could identify what the characters were talking. Rock shines, Gina sparkles. Bobby grinds and Sandra is bubbly. It's a sure shot entertainer. I would love to see this film on screen once again.

We love the film and have watched it countless times. Last year we were lucky to find out where the location of Mr Talbot's "villa" was. It is in reality one of the most luxurious hotels in the world dominating the the hill overlooking the bay of Portofino in the Italian Riviera. The staff in the hotel confirmed that the film was shot there. However, when we view the film, the shots from the terrace down to the harbour don't quite line up, so we imagine that another location was also used. If you ever get to Portofino, it is worth the climb to see the view and the coffee wasn't as expensive as it was down in the harbour. Best wishes Peter and Ita Kay.

For some reason, this lightweight comedy from 1961 became something of an icon in India, where I come from. We were kids when it was first released but Bobby Darin's theme music became so popular that it was played practically everywhere for the next few years. I think the film was re-released three times between 1961 & 1964 in Bangalore, with the locally edited trailers mistakenly adding footage from other films of the era like Palm Springs Weekend! I first saw the film as an 8-year old in 1963, but had to wait 28 more years before I saw it as an adult - on British TV in 1991. On the whole, I like this film as a period piece of what some people call "Kennedy era entertainment" - lightweight, fluffy comedies that are nice to watch now and then.

I loved this movie. I have watched it over and over again . Rock,Gina,Sandra and Bobby were all fantastic. They don't make movies like this anymore. The countryside where it was filmed was beautiful. The chemistry between Sandra Dee and Bobby Darrin was exciting. A lot of fun!