In Italian, with subtitles in English
Cinema at the Institute: 1945-2015: 70 years of Neorealism
Vittorio De Sica plays the middle-aged marshal Antonio Carotenuto of the Carabinieri in a remote fictional Italian mountain village named Sagliena. He’s anxious to marry, and selects young Maria De Ritis (Gina Lollobrigida) as his bride; but she is already in love with De Sica’s shy subordinate Pietro Stelluti (played by Roberto Risso). Mistaking her headstrong behavior as promiscuity, De Sica makes advances towards her, but she spurns him. Forsaking the girl to the arms of Risso, De Sica decides to settle for village midwife Annarella Mirziano (Marisa Merlini). Things become more complicated when Annarella, the midwife, starts demonstrating her love to Antonio. She is hiding a secret and the Marshal soon will be in a difficult situation.
Director: Luigi Comencini
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio De Sica, Marisa Merlini, Tina Pica, Amalia Pellegrini, Roberto Risso, Virgilio Riento
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