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Desire
Desire

Desire

There's a girl like her in every town!

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

09 September 1946

Country

Italy

Cast

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Nando Mancini

Carlo Ninchi

Carlo Ninchi

Giovanni Mirelli

Elli Parvo

Elli Parvo

Paola Previtali (as Elly Parvo)

Roswita Schmidt

Roswita Schmidt

Anna Previtali Mancini

Lia Corelli

Lia Corelli

Elena

Francesco Grandjacquet

Francesco Grandjacquet

Riccardo

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