Don Paolo, a young parson troubled by his love for Agnese, tries to make peace in a little village in Sardinia where two families are at war.
Direction
Monicelli's early mastery of comic-tragic tension.
Cinematography
Harsh Sardinian landscapes as emotional prison.
Acting
Ferrer's tortured restraint vs Massari's smoldering Agnese.
Director
Mario Monicelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sardinian vendetta customs were still active in remote villages; Monicelli shot on location to capture authentic bitterness.
Lea Massari's breakthrough role — her performance here led directly to Antonioni casting her in L'Avventura (1960).
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