DESIDERIO
by Marcello Pagliero, Roberto Rossellini
synopsis
Paola, a Milan call girl, returns home to her village in an attempt to go straight. Rejected by her father, blackmailed by a former lover, and lusted after by her brother-in-law, she turns to her beloved sister for support.
| original title: | Desiderio |
| working title: | Rinuncia |
| country: | Italy |
| year: | 1946 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Marcello Pagliero, Roberto Rossellini |
| film run: | 91' |
| release date: | IT 09/09/1946, FR 02/03/1951, SE 19/12/1952, PT 06/1989 |
| screenplay: | Rosario Leone, Giuseppe De Santis, Roberto Rossellini, Diego Calcagno, Marcello Pagliero, Guglielmo Santangelo |
| cast: | Massimo Girotti, Carlo Ninchi, Elli Parvo, Roswita Schmidt, Lia Corelli, Francesco Grandjacquet, Jucci Kellerman, Spartaco Conversi, Giovanna Scotto |
| cinematography by: | Rodolfo Lombardi, Ugo Lombardi |
| film editing: | Marcello Pagliero |
| art director: | Virgilio Marchi |
| music: | Renzo Rossellini |
