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Desire (1946)

Original title: Desiderio

1946-09-09 · 1h 31m · IT
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There's a girl like her in every town!

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.

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Marcello PaglieroDirectorRoberto RosselliniDirector

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Massimo GirottiMassimo GirottiNando ManciniCarlo NinchiCarlo NinchiGiovanni MirelliElli ParvoElli ParvoPaola Previtali (as Elly Parvo)Roswita SchmidtRoswita SchmidtAnna Previtali ManciniLia CorelliLia CorelliElenaFrancesco GrandjacquetFrancesco GrandjacquetRiccardoSpartaco ConversiSpartaco Conversi

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TragedyProstitute

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityTragedy · ProstituteDialogue densityDramaDirector preference286216 · 286204Actor preference372660 · 211775 · 286205Country preferenceIt

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What is Desire about?

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.

How long is Desire?

Desire has a runtime of 91 minutes.