Desire (1946)

  • NR
  • 09/09/1946 (IT)
  • Drama
  • 1h 31m

There's a girl like her in every town!

Overview

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.

Roberto Rossellini

Director, Screenplay

Marcello Pagliero

Director

Rosario Leone

Screenplay

Giuseppe De Santis

Screenplay

Diego Calcagno

Screenplay

Cast

Massimo Girotti's headshot

Massimo Girotti

Nando Mancini
Carlo Ninchi's headshot

Carlo Ninchi

Giovanni Mirelli
Elli Parvo's headshot

Elli Parvo

Paola Previtali (as Elly Parvo)
Roswita Schmidt's headshot

Roswita Schmidt

Anna Previtali Mancini
Lia Corelli's headshot

Lia Corelli

Elena
Francesco Grandjacquet's headshot

Francesco Grandjacquet

Riccardo

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