The read
It runs a compact 56m.
Synopsis
In the forested slopes surrounding the rural Tuscan village of Tirli, a group of lumberjacks work long hours felling trees in the hopes of making an ample profit. Amongst them, a recently widowed father struggles to overcome the pain of his wife’s death, whilst juggling the fresh financial pressures of raising two motherless children.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Carlo CassolaWriter
- Giuseppe LazzariScreenplay
- Marcello FondatoScreenplay
- Vittorio CottafaviDirector
Cast
- Gian Maria VolontéGuglielmo
- Domenico BartolettiFiore
- Giovanni BartolettiFrancesco
- Gildo ToninelliGermano
- Cortese SignoriAmedeo
- Benvenuto BelliIl "carbonaio"
- Vittorio Gori"Un pistoiese"
- Lisetta SordiZia Lina
- Maris OliviCaterina
- Rosalba ToninelliIrma
- Francesca FranciniAdriana
- Fulgido RamazzottiIl fattorino
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booksomber