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While the cute little romantic moments tug at your heartstrings, a wave of emotions sweeps through when the movie touches upon the nuances of human relationships through the eyes of its character
What good is summer without beaches, beers and of course,
friends? Netflix’s latest Italian drama-comedy ‘Under the Riccione
Sun’ which dropped on Wednesday, July 1, brings to you multiple
tales built around romantic relationships, friendship, and a whole
lot of drama surrounding tweens, who find one another by the beach,
under the Riccione sun.
The movie begins by introducing Ciro (Cristiano Caccamo), an
aspiring musician who ends up working as a lifeguard at the beach
when his attempt at winning a talent show fails. When he starts
working at the beach, he crosses paths with a bunch of teenagers
who are looking for someone to fill up the empty spot in their
volleyball team. The group consists of Guenda (Fotini Peluso), the
popular girl, whom another member of the gang, Marco (Saul Nanni),
loves unconditionally, but has never been able to gather the
courage to express his feelings. And there’s Furio (Davide
Calgaro), the not-so-popular son of the main lifeguard, who is
desperately trying to have a chance with a woman for a long
time.
Meanwhile, Vincezo (Lorenzo Zurzolo) is a blind teenager who comes
with his mother Irene (Isabella Ferrari) to Riccione to spend the
summer and ends up becoming friends with Furio and gang, who help
him find the love of his life, Camilla (Ludovica Martino), through
an online dating app. Marco shares room with Tommy (Matteo Oscar
Giuggiolo), a carefree boy living with his stud of a grandfather
Gualtiero (Andrea Roncato), who takes a bit too much pride in
sleeping with five women in a single day, back in time when he was
young and served as a lifeguard.
Another main character that we come across in ‘Under the Riccione
Sun’ is Ciro’s girlfriend’s best friend, Emma (Claudia Tranchese).
The movie navigates Ciro and Emma’s relationship as they realize
their feelings for each other stretch beyond just being good
friends. As the movie progresses, we get to see the characters grow
and become close friends from known strangers, who stick together
through thick and thin, building a strong bond that seems to last
for more than just one summer, a lifetime perhaps.
Although there are one too many stories narrated in ‘Under the
Riccione Sun’, the movie most skilfully focuses on each one of
them, doing justice to every character. Their characteristic may be
world apart, but every aspect associated with it equally appeases
the audience. For a movie that terms itself a comedy, the creators
of ‘Under the Riccione Sun’ have done an excellent job in showing
the generation gap using a couple of present-day references that
the targeted audience can relate with while enjoying a hearty
laugh.
Despite involving a large number of teenagers, who are mostly
driven by emotions and act in the spur of the moment without
thinking twice, the movie sticks to realism by not overdoing the
drama. While the cute little romantic moments tug at your
heartstrings, a wave of emotions sweeps through when the movie
touches upon the nuances of human relationships through the eyes of
its character. Be it for the sort of bond Vincezo shares with his
overly protective mother Irene or the manner in which Marco
confesses his love for Guenda, the story of ‘Under the Riccione
Sun’ leaves you with a lot to remember it for.
‘Under the Riccione Sun’ is available for streaming on Netflix.
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