The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Vittorio De SicaDirector
- Adolfo FranciScreenplay
- Enzo MasettiOriginal Music Composer
- Diego FabbriScreenplay
- Vittorio De SicaScreenplay
- Cesare ZavattiniScreenplay
- Carlo MussoScreenplay
Cast
- Marina BertiThe nurse
- Elettra DruscovichFilomena, the housekeeper
- Massimo GirottiThe blind youth
- Roldano LupiGiovanni Brandacci, the pianist
- Carlo NinchiThe blind youth's companion
- Elli ParvoThe provocative lady
- María MercaderMaria (as Maria Mercader)
- Cristiano CristianiClaudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
- Giovanni GrassoThe paralyzed salesman
- Giuseppe ForcinaThe engineer
- Enrico RibulsiOne of the salseman's grandchildren
- Amelia BissiMrs. Enrichetta
Stills
Themes
site of pilgrimagepilgrimageshrineroman catholic churchreligious filmfaith healingitalian neo realismchristian faith