An 8-year marriage with a 20-year gap? Someone's lying about who's bored.
After 8 years of marriage, a couple 20 years apart accuse each other of marital boredom.
Acting
Nazzari's simmering resentment is masterclass material.
Direction
Genina turns domestic spaces into battlefields.
Director
Augusto Genina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1956 Italy was reckoning with shifting gender roles; this film captures the anxiety of men losing absolute domestic authority.
María Luisa Sandoval was primarily a singer — this was her rare dramatic lead, reportedly chosen for her 'weathered innocence' look.
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