La provinciale
In 1950s Italy, a young woman from a poor background strives for a better life.
Casts & Crew
Sabrina Ferilli
Stefano Dionisi
Enzo De Caro
Barbara Bouchet
Lisa Gastoni
Cosimo Fusco
Roberto Nobile
Arnaldo Ninchi
Antonio Petrocelli
Francesca Prandi
David Sebasti
Also Directed by Pasquale Pozzessere
In Pasquale Pozzessere's debut, a woman just out of prison falls in love with a man who saw steaing form a collection box in a church. Some critics saw a dry style next to Pasolini's as the director shows the two desperate individuals effort to build a sort of precarious family. In the end you could almost feel there's still a slender thread of hope for them to hang on
The father, Corrado, is a worker who left his peasant roots in southern Italy and moved to Genoa to find employment a worker. His son, Gabriele, is neurotic and feels a sense of rage for which he can find no outlet. Despite the strength and dignity with which he has met the difficulties in his life, Corrado doesn't know what to do when faced with his son's problems.
An apartment on one of Rome's seven hills turns into a film studio for shooting three different stories about cocaine.