A horse solves a murder that humans forgot. Italian neorealism goes full equestrian detective.
Ruggero Pascoli, the father of poet Giovanni Pascoli, is killed by a corrupt officer. His body is brought back home by a mare that will, several years later, reveal the one responsible for the murder.
Cinematography
Stark black-and-white landscapes that swallow characters whole.
Acting
Gino Cervi's doomed paternal warmth in limited screen time.
Direction
Morelli's patient, almost folkloric approach to political murder.
Director
Giulio Morelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real events surrounding poet Giovanni Pascoli's childhood trauma; the film adapts his autobiographical writings about his father's murder in 1867 Romagna.
The 'dappled mare' became a recurring symbol in Pascoli's poetry; this film essentially visualizes the origin myth of his entire literary career.
IT
