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Desire (1946)

Paola, a Milan call girl, returns home to her village in the Abruzzi mountains in an attempt to go straight. Rejected by her father, blackmailed by a former lover, and lusted after by her brother-in-law, she turns to her beloved sister for support. Denied succor, like so many of Rossellini’s isolated figures, Paola awaits the arrival of her fiancé, who has offered her a new start, but instead decides that life is untenable.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Massimo GirottiMassimo GirottiNando Mancini
  • Photo of Carlo NinchiCarlo NinchiGiovanni Mirelli
  • Photo of Elli ParvoElli ParvoPaola Previtali
  • Photo of Roswita SchmidtRoswita SchmidtAnna Previtali Mancini
  • Photo of Lia CorelliLia CorelliElena
  • Photo of Francesco GrandjacquetFrancesco GrandjacquetRiccardo
  • Photo of Jucci KellermanJucci KellermanLia
  • Photo of Spartaco ConversiSpartaco Conversi
  • Photo of Giovanna ScottoGiovanna ScottoElvira Previtali, Paola and Anna's Mother
  • Photo of Astorre PederzoliAstorre Pederzoli(uncredited)

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