Romantic entanglements develop between three young Italians frustrated by their current economic and social status.
Direction
Taviani brothers' dreamy, politically-charged visual poetry.
Acting
Rossellini's screen debut — already magnetic, already devastating.
Director
Paolo Taviani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Isabella Rossellini was 27 and had only modeled before this; the Tavianis spotted her in a magazine.
Released during Italy's 'Years of Lead,' the film captures youth alienation that mirrored real political violence.
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