Life Begins Anew
Life Begins Anew | |
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Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
Written by | Aldo De Benedetti Mario Mattoli |
Produced by | Baldassarre Negroni |
Starring | Alida Valli Fosco Giachetti Eduardo De Filippo Carlo Romano |
Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata |
Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
Music by | Ezio Carabella |
Production company | Excelsa Film |
Distributed by | Minerva Film |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Life Begins Anew (
Plot
Paolo Martini, a doctor of chemistry and Italian veteran returns home to Rome after spending some time in a British
After readjusting to his new life at home, Paolo is frightened when Patrizia suddenly disappears. After searching through Rome with the Professor, he finally finds her in custody at the police station. She has been accused of murdering a man.
Patrizia admits to Paolo that during the desperate war years, she prostituted herself to pay for medicine to keep Sandro alive. Paolo is at first outraged and pushes her away. He even tried to confess to the murder to spare Patrizia, despite the advice of the investigator not to. Patrizia is eventually acquitted of the murder, but Paolo admits to wanting to leave her. The Professor's speech to Paolo at the end of the film convinces Paolo to stay and try to restart his life anew with Sandro and Patrizia.
Cast
- Alida Valli as Patrizia Martini
- Fosco Giachetti as Paolo Martini
- Eduardo De Filippo as Il professore
- Carlo Romano as Croci
- Aldo Silvani as Il giudice istruttore
- Nando Bruno as Scorcelletti, il camionista
- Anna Haardt as La baroness Magda Huberth
- Maria Donati as Maria
- Ughetto Bertucci as Righetto
- Maurizio Ceselli as Sandrino Martini, figlio di Patrizia e Paolo
Production
The film was shot
References
Citations
Sources
- Bayman, Louis, ed. (2011). Directory of World Cinema: Italy. Intellect Books.
- Gundle, Stephen (2013). Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books.
- Hipkins, Danielle; Plain, Gill, eds. (2007). War-Torn Tales: Literature, Film and Gender in the Aftermath of World War II. Peter Lang.
External links
- Life Begins Anew at IMDb