Path of Hope (Italian: Il Cammino della speranza) is a 1950 Italian language drama film directed by Pietro Germi that belongs to the Italian neorealism film movement. It is based on Nino Di Maria's novel Cuori negli abissi. Federico Fellini co-wrote the script.
Synopsis
The film presents the travel of a group of poor Sicilians to France in their dreams of a better life.
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, 1h55 Directed byPietro Germi OriginItalie GenresDrama, Comedy ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films ActorsStefania Sandrelli, Saro Urzì, Lando Buzzanca, Aldo Puglisi, Lola Braccini, Leopoldo Trieste Rating78% The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily, as did Germi's previous film Divorce, Italian Style. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiance, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father. Vincenzo immediately demands that the man, Peppino Califano, marry his daughter, and antics ensue. The film is a dark satire of Sicilian social customs and honor laws, and is very similar to Divorce, Italian Style.
, 1h45 Directed byPietro Germi, Renzo Marignano OriginItalie GenresComedy, Crime ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films ActorsMarcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Lando Buzzanca, Odoardo Spadaro Rating78% Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni), an impoverished Sicilian nobleman, is married to Rosalia (Daniela Rocca), an unattractive but devoted wife. However, he is in love with his cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), a very much younger and attractive woman whom he sees only during the summers because her family sends her away to the city to a nunnery to receive her education. Besides his wife, he shares his life with his elderly parents and his spinster sister and her boyfriend who runs a funeral business; the family share their once stately palace with his uncles, who are slowly but surely eating away the remainders of the then rich estate of the Baron.
, 1h33 Directed byPietro Germi OriginItalie GenresDrama, Action, Historical ThemesGangster films ActorsGino Buzzanca, Saro Urzì, Fausto Tozzi, Cosetta Greco, Aldo Bufi Landi, Vincenzo Musolino Rating68% En 1863, le capitaine Giordani reçoit l'ordre de réprimer les bandes de brigands dirigés par Raffa Raffa dans la zone de Melfi, en Basilicate, après l'unification de l'Italie. L'armée de Giordani traverse les montagnes et se heurte à plusieurs reprises avec les bandits. Une jeune fille nommée Zitamaria, qui a été violée par le chef de bande, conduit les soldats à ses trousses.
, 1h55 Directed byPietro Germi OriginItalie GenresDrama, Crime ThemesHeist films ActorsPietro Germi, Claudia Cardinale, Franco Fabrizi, Saro Urzì, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Cristina Gaioni Rating74% A disguised bandit steals valuable jewellery from Commendatore Anzaloni's apartment and flees, leaving Anzaloni unharmed. Inspector Ingravallo investigates and finds that the robbery is suspicious in that the robber was able to find valuables too quickly. A neighbour, Liliana Banducci, employs a servant girl, Assuntina. Her fiancé, Diomede, tries to escape when he sees police tailing Assuntina. But Diomede has an alibi. Liliana's cousin, Dr. Valdarena, pays her a visit, only to find her corpse on the floor. But before calling police, Valdarena removes an envelope addressed to him from the sideboard. Liliana's husband Remo was away from Rome at the time of the murder, but he is very surprised to hear that Liliana had changed her will only one week earlier.
, 2h Directed byPietro Germi OriginItalie GenresDrama, Romance ActorsPietro Germi, Franca Bettoja, Luisa Della Noce, Saro Urzì, Renato Montalbano, Mario Brega Rating72% 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.
, 2h45 Directed byCharles Jarrott OriginUSA GenresDrama, Thriller, Melodrama, Romance ThemesTransport films, Aviation films, Children's films ActorsMarie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon, Raf Vallone, Clu Gulager, Christian Marquand Rating60% In World War II France, young and attractive Noelle Page (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with Larry Douglas (John Beck), an American pilot of the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed in France. The couple has a torrid love affair that ends abruptly when Larry receives orders to return to the United States. Larry promises to come back for Noelle and marry her. She later finds out that she's pregnant with his child. However, he never returns.