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Man of Straw is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Pietro Germi with Pietro Germi

Man of Straw (1958)

L'uomo di paglia

Man of Straw
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Length 2h
Directed by
OriginItalie
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating72% 3.6201453.6201453.6201453.6201453.620145

A Man of Straw (Italian: L'uomo di paglia) is a 1958 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis

Andrea, ouvrier spécialisé est un homme d'une quarantaine d'années, qui aime sa famille, composée de sa femme Luisa et d'un fils de huit ans, Giulio. Andrea reste seul à la maison car Giulio est malade et doit se soigner à la mer et Luisa l'accompagne. Il essaie de se distraire attendant le dimanche pour rejoindre sa famille. Andrea fait la connaissance de Rita qui le trouble et Luisa remarque le changement d'humeur de son mari lors de sa visite dominicale. À Rome, Andrea revoit Rita et les deux finissent par être submergés par la passion. Le retour soudain de Luisa et Giulio à la ville met fin à la relation. Andrea ressent un soulagement en reprenant la vie habituelle mais quand Rita apprend qu'Andrea a décidé de rompre la relation, elle se suicide. Sa mort bouleverse Andrea, déjà tourmenté par le remords de la trahison envers sa femme, et finit par lui avouer. Luisa ne supporte pas l'amère vérité et part avec le petit Giulio. Andrea se sent un homme fini et erre sans but, mais le soir du Nouvel An il retrouve à la maison sa femme et son enfant. Luisa a pardonné, mais le drame vécu laisse une marque indélébile dans leur vie.

Actors

Pietro Germi

(Andrea)Franca Bettoja

(Rita)Luisa Della Noce

(Luisa)Saro Urzì

(Beppe)Renato Montalbano

(petit ami de Rita)
And :
Mario Brega
Marcella Rovena
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