Synopsis
On the outskirts of Naples during the Second World War, naïve 15 year-old Miluzza, subjected to repeated abuse by the men around her, is unable to escape the confines of her small village. After her mother's unfortunate death, she meets a wounded soldier and helps him return to his family's farm. He falls in love and wants to marry her but his mother insists on his betrothal to a virgin.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Lina WertmüllerDirector
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Lina WertmüllerWriter
- Ugo PirroWriter
Cast
- Lucia CaraMiluzza
- Stefania SandrelliNunziata
- Raoul BovaPietro
- Lorenzo CrespiDino
- Luisa AmatucciNannina
- Giuditta Del VecchioAnnuzza
- Pepe Da RosaDon Peppe
- Rino MarcelliNonno Rafele
- Massimo BellinzoniTunin
- Ennio ColtortiGioacchino
- Isa DanieliGesummina
- Lola PagnaniLucia
Stills
Themes
adulteryprostitutesexual abusebased on novel or bookitalyworld war iiinnocenceharassmentsexismorphansoldiergossip