Espadrille Espadrille Espadrilles or espardenyes are casual, flat, but sometimes high-heeled shoes. They usually have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of esparto rope. The esparto rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille; the uppers vary widely in style. The existence of this kind of shoe in Europe is documented since at least 1322, when it was described for the first time with its current Catalan name. The term "espadrille" is French and derives from the word in the Occitan language, which comes from "espardenya" in Catalan or "alpargata" and "esparteña" in Spanish. Both
An Unforgettable Summer Production and the French Ministry of Culture's "Centre national de la cinématographie", the Romanian firm Filmex, as well as filmmakers Marin Karmitz and Constantin Popescu. The screenplay, written by Pintilie, was based on the Petru Dumitriu's novel "Cronică de familie" ("Family Chronicle"), and in particular on its chapter "Salata" ("The Salad"), which is often described as a stand-alone novella. Reportedly, the director wished to use "Salata" as the film's title, but the name was imposed on him during production. "An Unforgettable Summer" differs from the original story by adding an English education to Marie-Thérèse Von Debretsy's background, in what American