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The Sky Is Red is a film of genre Drama directed by Augusto Genina with Jacques Sernas
The Sky Is Red (1950)
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Add to a movie listThe Sky Is Red (Italian: Il cielo è rosso) is a 1950 Italian drama film. It is the directorial debut of Claudio Gora and it is based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto.
It was shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Daniele, un garçon de 16 ans, trouve sa maison détruite et apprend que ses parents sont morts lors du bombardement. Maintenant seul au monde, il erre dans les ruines et rencontre Tullio qui vit dans une zone abandonnée avec quelques filles, Carla, une jeune fille de 18 ans prostituée, Giulia, souffrant de tuberculose, et Maria, une petite fille. Tullio qui vit d’expédients est tué par des agents. La nouvelle secoue Daniele, puis Giulia meurt aggravant la douleur et le poussant au suicide. Mais Carla arrive et le sauve, mais Daniele s'éloigne d'elle pour trouver son propre chemin dans le monde.Actors
Jacques Sernas
(Tullio)
Marina Berti
(Carla)
Mischa Auer
(Daniele)
Anna Maria Ferrero
(Giulia)
Lauro Gazzolo
(The shoemaker)
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