Day by Day, Desperately

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Day by Day, Desperately
Directed byAlfredo Giannetti
Produced byFranco Cristaldi
CinematographyAiace Parolin
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Release date
1961
LanguageItalian

Day by Day, Desperately (

drama film written and directed by Alfredo Giannetti.[1] According to the film critic Morando Morandini, the film is "a naturalistic drama of strong emotional charge, crossed by a vein of desperate lyricism."[2]

Plot

The mental illness affecting young Dario, one of the two sons of the Dominici family living in a low-income area of Rome, turns their lives upside down. Tilde, the mother, devotes herself entirely to caring for Dario, neglecting her husband Pietro and their other son Gabriele. During a severe crisis, Dario is readmitted to the asylum, and Tilde insists on using all their money to bribe the nurses for better treatment.

Pietro, a tailor, can't oppose his wife's obsession but manages to find Gabriele a job in a construction company to distance him from the family's distress. Gabriele falls for Marcella, a colleague, who ultimately chooses their wealthy boss over him.

In a final attempt to cure Dario, Tilde takes him to Vienna for treatment. However, Dario's condition worsens, and he threatens his mother before being readmitted to the asylum. Tilde dies of a heart attack, leaving Pietro to care for Dario alone, but he finds solace in successfully separating Gabriele from the family turmoil.

Cast

References

  1. ISBN 8876055932
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  2. ISBN 978-8808227225
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