International title:
Il cammino della speranza
Rassegna:
41° Parallelo [1]
Anno:
2007 [2]
Brief synopsis:
director
Pietro Germi
screenplay
Federico Fellini, Pietro Germi, Tullio Pinelli
cinematography
Leonida Barboni
editor
Rolando Benedetti
music
Carlo Rustichelli
cast
Saro Urzì, Raf Vallone, Elena Varzi, Saro Arcidiacono, Liliana Lattanzi
production
Luigi Rovere - Lux Film
country
Italy, 1950
format
35mm, b/w
lenght
101 min
synopsis
The closure of the sulphur mines forces a group of Sicilian miners to begin an odyssey towards the north, where after a series of misadventures, they manage to illegally cross the French border. Among the group is Barbara and her lover Vanni, a character with a shadowy past, and Saro, a widower with two children. Having crossed the frontier, the group comes up against the implacable customs guards, who eventually relent and allow them through. In the end Saro and Barbara finally manage to create a new life in a strange country.
Poster:
[3]