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The Bigamist

Original title: 4 passi fra le nuvole
  • 19421942
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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The Bigamist (1942)
ComedyDrama
A family man travelling for work, Paolo Bianchi, meets on a train a lonely girl, Maria. He sees her again on a bus and she reveals him that she's in troubles: she's pregnant, her baby's fath... Read allA family man travelling for work, Paolo Bianchi, meets on a train a lonely girl, Maria. He sees her again on a bus and she reveals him that she's in troubles: she's pregnant, her baby's father has left her and she doesn't know how to tell to her parents that she's not married. Sh... Read allA family man travelling for work, Paolo Bianchi, meets on a train a lonely girl, Maria. He sees her again on a bus and she reveals him that she's in troubles: she's pregnant, her baby's father has left her and she doesn't know how to tell to her parents that she's not married. She asks Paolo to play the role of her husband and he accepts....
IMDb RATING
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477
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    • Alessandro Blasetti
  • Writers
    • Cesare Zavattini(story)
    • Piero Tellini(story)
    • Giuseppe Amato(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Gino Cervi
    • Adriana Benetti
    • Giuditta Rissone
    • Alessandro Blasetti
  • Writers
    • Cesare Zavattini(story)
    • Piero Tellini(story)
    • Giuseppe Amato(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Gino Cervi
    • Adriana Benetti
    • Giuditta Rissone
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Adriana Benetti in The Bigamist (1942)
    Adriana Benetti and Gino Cervi in The Bigamist (1942)
    Adriana Benetti in The Bigamist (1942)
    Adriana Benetti in The Bigamist (1942)
    Adriana Benetti and Gino Cervi in The Bigamist (1942)
    Adriana Benetti and Gino Cervi in The Bigamist (1942)
    Adriana Benetti and Gino Cervi in The Bigamist (1942)
    Adriana Benetti and Gino Cervi in The Bigamist (1942)
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    Gino Cervi
    Gino Cervi
    • Paolo Bianchi
    Adriana Benetti
    Adriana Benetti
    • Maria
    Giuditta Rissone
    Giuditta Rissone
    • Clara Bianchi
    Carlo Romano
    Carlo Romano
    • Antonio - l'autista della corriera
    Guido Celano
    Guido Celano
    • Pasquale - Fratello di Maria
    Margherita Seglin
    • Luisa - madre di Maria e Pasquale
    Aldo Silvani
    Aldo Silvani
    • Luca - padre di Maria e Pasquale
    Mario Siletti
    • Il fattorino della corriera
    Oreste Bilancia
    Oreste Bilancia
    • Il droghiere di Campolo
    Gildo Bocci
    • Il contadino sulla corriera
    Arturo Bragaglia
    Arturo Bragaglia
    • Il viaggiatore nervoso
    Anna Carena
    Anna Carena
    • La maestra sulla corriera
    Pina Gallini
    • Signora Clelia
    Luciano Manara
    • Il settentrionale
    Armando Migliari
    Armando Migliari
    • Antonio - il capostazione
    Giacinto Molteni
    • Nonno Matteo
    Enrico Viarisio
    Enrico Viarisio
    • Magnaschi - il rappresentante farmaceutico
    Umberto Sacripante
    • Francesco - il girovago
      • Alessandro Blasetti
    • Writers
      • Cesare Zavattini(story)
      • Piero Tellini(story)
      • Giuseppe Amato(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Variety reported in November 1948 that British producer Alexander Korda had purchased the rights to remake the film in English, with Ralph Richardson in the Gino Cervi role, that version was never made.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Nemici d'infanzia (1995)

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    8/10
    Blasetti touches heaven!
    Paolo Bianchi (Gino Cervi) is a traveling salesman caught in a loveless marriage and the drudgery of a poorly-paid job. He meets young Maria (Adriana Benetti) while traveling for work. Maria is pregnant and unwed (a disaster for a woman in the 1940s) and she is returning home to face the parents. She asks Paolo to pose as her husband. During his time with Maria, Paolo experiences moments of happiness, as he has not enjoyed for a long time (a walk in the clouds). How will it end?

    Alessandro Blasetti was at his peak with this film and there is much to admire about it. The story (famed screenwriter Cesare Zavattini contributed to it) is very well written, the cinematography is really beautiful (note the scenes where the moving tree leaves play on the faces of Paolo and Maria) and overall the film is well-paced. Adriana Benetti is radiant as Maria and Gino Cervi gives his usual professional performance.

    The film has been remade several times, include English language versions but this one is still the best, easily.
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    • May 28, 2020

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 1942 (Italy)
      • Italy
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production company
      • Società Italiana Cines
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Black and White

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