Desire (1946)

There's a girl like her in every town!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Marcello Pagliero, Roberto Rossellini
Writer : Rosario Leone, Giuseppe De Santis, Roberto Rossellini, Diego Calcagno

Synopsis

Paola, a Milan call girl, returns home to her village in the Abruzzi mountains in an attempt to go straight. Rejected by her father, blackmailed by a former lover, and lusted after by her brother-in-law, she turns to her beloved sister for support. Denied succor, like so many of Rossellini’s isolated figures, Paola awaits the arrival of her fiancé, who has offered her a new start, but instead decides that life is untenable.

Actors

Massimo Girotti

Nando Mancini

Carlo Ninchi

Giovanni Mirelli

Elli Parvo

Paola Previtali (as Elly Parvo)

Roswita Schmidt

Anna Previtali Mancini

Lia Corelli

Elena

Francesco Grandjacquet

Riccardo

Crews

Director

Director

Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay

Original Music Composer

Rodolfo Lombardi

Director of Photography

Ugo Lombardi

Director of Photography

Editor

Production Design

Production Manager

Production Manager

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