The wife of a shipping supervisor is smitten by a tall handsome sailor who works for him.
Acting
Maria Michi's unraveling is genuinely devastating to witness.
Direction
Bianchi stages desire like a slow-motion car crash.
Costume
Postwar Italian fashion tells its own story of aspiration.
Director
Giorgio Bianchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Italy's neorealist explosion, this commercial melodrama was considered conservative counter-programming — audiences loved the escape.
Massimo Girotti was fresh off his iconic role in Visconti's Ossessione; this was his 'paying the bills' phase.
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