A woman waits 15 years for a man waiting for his uncle to die. Classic Italian chaos.
Maria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting job so he is waiting for the death of his uncle Matteo to come into an inheritance. In the meantime Maria goes on with her work, first in the house of an unfaithful wife; then for an actor and his wife on the verge of leaving each other and last for Raffaele who wants to marry her. At last uncle Matteo dies...
Acting
Giulietta Masina steals every frame she's in
Writing
Berto's inheritance scheme: relatable pathetic
Director
Giorgio Pàstina
Elsa Merlini
Maria
Gino Cervi
Filiberto 'Berto' Morucchi
Giulietta Masina
Ermelinda
Alberto Sordi
Donato
Eduardo De Filippo
Raffaele, il professore di matematica
Titina De Filippo
La padrona di Ermelinda
Vittorio De Sica
Leonardo Leonardi
Aldo Fabrizi
Il commendatore Giovanni Marchetti
Isa Miranda
Angela Leonardi
Carlo Ninchi
Il sacerdote
Bella Starace Sainati
Celestina, la guardiana
Delia Scala
La moglie dell'avvocato
Aroldo Tieri
Luigino, il segretario di Leonardi
Enrico Viarisio
L'amico di Marchetti
Milly Vitale
Nandina, l'amante di Leonardi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Giulietta Masina made this right before becoming Fellini's muse in 'La Strada'—you can already see the physical comedy genius.
Postwar Italian 'pink neorealism' walked a tightrope: social critique wrapped in laughter so audiences wouldn't feel preached at.
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