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24 November 1949 (Italy) moreGenre:
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The scene is the Pontine Marshes, a disease-ridden region. The year is 1902. Maria Goretti, a twelve-year-old girl... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
THE LIFE OF MARIA GORETTI (Augusto Genina, 1949) *** moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Rubi D'Alma | ... | La contessa Teneroni | |
| Michele Malaspina | ... | Il conte | |
| Domenico Viglione Borghese | ... | Il dottore (as D. Viglione Borghese) | |
| Inés Orsini | ... | Maria Goretti | |
| Assunta Radico | ... | Assunta Goretti - La madre di Maria | |
| Giovanni Martella | ... | Luigi Goretti - il padre di Maria | |
| Mauro Matteucci | ... | Alessandro Serenelli | |
| Francesco Tomalillo | ... | Giovanni Serenelli - il padre di Serenelli | |
| María Luisa Landín | ... | Lucia | |
| Ida Paoloni | ... | Teresa | |
| Federico Meloni | ... | Angelo | |
| Jole Savoretti | ... | Anna | |
| Giovanni Sestili | ... | Mariano | |
| Vincenzo Solfiotti | ... | Antonio |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Italian censorship certificate # 6572 delivered on 7-10-1949. moreFAQ
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I had never heard of this before its recent screening on late-night Italian TV but, checking up on HEAVEN OVER THE MARSHES (the original title's literal translation) on the 'Net, I realized that it was the recipient of a couple of Venice Film Festival prizes thus worth viewing in my book. As had been the case with THE STORY OF JACOB AND Joseph (1974; TV) a viewing of which preceded this one the life story of the child Saint Maria Goretti, who was canonized for upholding her virginity at the cost of her own life, was a staple during religious doctrine classes while I was growing up. The basic plot involving simple country folk (typically played, for the most part, by non-professionals and, consequently, restricted pretty much to stereotypes) lent itself to the rigorous "Neo-Realism" style then fashionable in Italy. Even so, the film obviously laden with melodramatic situations but, in keeping with the theme and the approach, also displaying great feeling for its pastoral setting is uncommonly stretched to 109 minutes (so that the second half virtually presents a relentless succession of attempts upon the girl's virtue!). For the record, I recently acquired another little-known but similarly well-regarded effort from director Genina i.e. the WWII movie BENGASI (1942) which, needless to say, takes a pro-Fascist stance.