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We the Living (1942)

Original title: Noi Vivi

1942-09-14 · 1h 34m · IT
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Part One (Part Two was released as Addio Kira!) At 18, the beautiful and smart Kira comes to Petersburg as the Communists consolidate power. She rebuffs a cousin who rises in the Party and may remember the slight. She falls in love with Leo, the son of an aristocrat, who gets into political trouble and never gets out. Meanwhile, a Party leader, Andrei, also loves her, and she feigns love for him to get political protection for Leo and money to pay for his TB treatment. But can Leo forgive her being Andrei's mistress?

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Corrado AlvaroWriterAnton Giulio MajanoWriterGoffredo AlessandriniDirectorOrio VerganiWriter

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Alida ValliAlida ValliRossano BrazziRossano BrazziLeo KovalenskiFosco GiachettiFosco GiachettiAndrei TaganovEmilio CigoliEmilio CigoliPavel SjerovGiovanni GrassoGiovanni GrassoStephan TishenkoAnnibale BetroneAnnibale BetroneVassili DunaevElvira BetroneElvira BetroneMaria Petrovna DunaevSennuccio BenelliSennuccio BenelliSaskaCesarina GheraldiCesarina GheraldiLa Compagna Sonja

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Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · RomanceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference345716Actor preference190907 · 289162 · 351972

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What is We the Living about?

Part One (Part Two was released as Addio Kira!) At 18, the beautiful and smart Kira comes to Petersburg as the Communists consolidate power. She rebuffs a cousin who rises in the Party and may remember the slight. She falls in love with Leo, the son of an aristocrat, who gets into political trouble and never gets out. Meanwhile, a Party leader, Andrei, also loves her, and she feigns love for him to get political protection for Leo and money to pay for his TB treatment. But can Leo forgive her being Andrei's mistress?

How long is We the Living?

We the Living has a runtime of 94 minutes.