Story of a Love Affair (1950)

  • TP
  • 09/18/1950 (FR)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 38m

Overview

Paola (Lucia Bose) is the beautiful and jealously-guarded younger wife of a shady factory owner, Enrico Fontana (Massimo Girotti). In order to investigate her romantic history he hires a private detective, which ironically brings Paola back into contact with former lover Guido, with whom she resurrects a lost passion. Dogged by the suspicions of their respective mates, they are drawn closer to each other in the face of adversity, and begin to plot Enrico's demise. But when the challenge of being together falls away, will the passion start to wane? A masterpiece of intensity and finely-wrought emotion.

Michelangelo Antonioni

Director, Story, Screenplay

Silvio Giovaninetti

Screenplay

Daniele D'Anza

Screenplay

Francesco Maselli

Screenplay

Piero Tellini

Screenplay

Cast

Massimo Girotti's headshot

Massimo Girotti

Guido
Lucía Bosè's headshot

Lucía Bosè

Paola Molon Fontana
Gino Rossi's headshot

Gino Rossi

Carloni
Marika Rowsky's headshot

Marika Rowsky

Joy, the model
Ferdinando Sarmi's headshot

Ferdinando Sarmi

Enrico Fontana
Rubi D'Alma's headshot

Rubi D'Alma

Paola's friend
Anita Farra's headshot

Anita Farra

Carlo Gazzabini's headshot

Carlo Gazzabini

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