This movie ranks as one of my all time favorites. Released in 1959, A Summer Place is a story of former lovers from the past that re-kindle their lost love. Unfortunately, now married to different people & unhappy, they find time at night to pick up where they left off. At the same time, the kids from their marriages fall in love (Troy Donahue & Sandra Dee) while at Pine Island, Maine....where the story takes place. While the marriages unravel, Molly & Johnny fall in love even deeper...but because of their parents unraveling marriages, they are both forbidden to see each other. As always, love finds a way to conquer all. At the time this movie was released, there were some subjects that arose....i.e.: Teen pregnancy, Adultery, deceit,...well, you get the idea. In my opinion, Delmer Davies (he wrote, produced & directed) dealt with these "touchy" subjects & translated them to the screen with gentleness & respect so that everyone watching would not be offended. What stands out is the music composed by Max Steiner for this movie. Percy Faith recorded it & released on Columbia Records in 1960 & became a monster hit! As of this writing, this movie has not been released on DVD.....yet, so if you can find the VHS of this movie, Get it! If you love Romantic movies, A Summer Place won't disappoint you. By the way, Sandra Dee is an absolute "Babe" in this movie. Enjoy!
Review of A Summer Place
