A murdered screenwriter's final film — passion, betrayal, and the ruins of war.
This melodrama was directed by an émigré Russian from a story by Corrado Alvaro and Emanuele Caracciolo. The latter was murdered by the Nazis in the Fosse Ardeatine massacre, before the film’s post-war release. Featuring Miranda and Girotti prior to neo-realist stardom.
Acting
Miranda's eyes do what dialogue cannot.
Cinematography
Expressionist shadows crowding the frame like grief.
Writing
Caracciolo's final script: written under fascism, released after his murder.
Director
Vladimir Strizhevsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot 1943-44 under Mussolini's Salò Republic, released after liberation — a film born in fascism's death rattle.
Screenwriter Emanuele Caracciolo was executed March 24, 1944; his name on the credits became a political memorial.
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