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Writers:
Aldo De Benedetti (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
11 February 1950 (Italy) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
Living with her father and stepmother in Naples, Anna is very unhappy as her stepmother hinders her attempts to live her own life... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Amedeo Nazzari ... Carlo Guarnieri
Yvonne Sanson ... Anna Ferrari
Annibale Betrone ... Gaetano Ferrari
Mario Ferrari ... L'avvocato Bianchi
Teresa Franchini ... Rosina
Tina Lattanzi ... Matilde Ferrari
Aldo Nicodemi ... Ruffini
Giuditta Rissone ... Madre Celeste
Vittorio Sanipoli ... Rossi, un socio di Carlo
Roberto Murolo ... Enzo Sandri
Rosalia Randazzo ... Pinuccia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rita Livesi ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Raffaello Matarazzo 
 
Writing credits
Aldo De Benedetti  screenplay and dialogue and
Libero Bovio  story &
Gaspare Di Maio  story (as Gaspare Di Majo)

Raffaello Matarazzo  scenario (uncredited)

Produced by
Goffredo Lombardo .... producer: Titanus
Raffaello Matarazzo .... producer: Labor Films
 
Original Music by
Gino Campase  (as Gino Campese)
 
Cinematography by
Tino Santoni 
 
Film Editing by
Mario Serandrei 
 
Production Design by
Ottavio Scotti 
 
Set Decoration by
Gino Brosio 
 
Makeup Department
Anacleto Giustini .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Giuseppe Bordogni .... production manager
Anna Davini .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rometta Pietrostefani .... assistant director
Francesco Rosi .... assistant director (as Franco Rosi)
 
Sound Department
Giulio Panni .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Enrico Cignitti .... camera operator
 
Other crew
Virginia Genesi Cufaro .... laboratories owner: S.A.C.I. (as Virginia Genesi-Cufaro)
Vincenzo Genesi .... laboratories owner: Tecnostampa (as V. Genesi)
Lola Braccini .... voice dubbing: Teresa Franchini (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli .... voice dubbing: Aldo Nocodemi (uncredited)
Dhia Cristiani .... voice dubbing: Yvonne Sanson (uncredited)
Adolfo Geri .... voice dubbing: Roberto Rumolo (uncredited)
Lidia Simoneschi .... voice dubbing: Giuditta Rissone (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f)
Filming Locations:
Titanus Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Company:
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Tormento, 30 December 2011
Author: Martin Teller from Portland OR

Anna gets thrown out of her house by her wicked stepmother, her fiancé gets tossed in jail for a murder he didn't commit, she gets pregnant, and her father has a heart attack. And that's just the beginning. Matarazzo puts the "drama" in "melodrama" and at first it's too ridiculous to handle. But then it gets so ridiculous that it's hilarious. And then it gets even more ridiculous and becomes kind of awesome. Some have compared Matarazzo to Sirk, but I see little of that subversive quality here, just pandering (his films were wildly popular in Italy, far more so than neorealism). But it's effective pandering, and you can't help getting invested it, despite -- or perhaps because of -- the absurdity of it all. Yvonne Sanson plays the martyr to the hilt, crying and fainting with all her heart. While I can't say this movie is "good," it is entertaining. I'm cautiously looking forward to the next two in the set, which are supposed to be even more over-the-top.

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