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2.8/5 MyMovies Directed by Nelo Risi Music by Ivan Vandor Initial release 1966 Music director Ivan Vandor | 6.9/10 IMDb 1/5 Coming Soon Produced by Franco Cancellieri Running time 102 minutes Director Nelo Risi Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Geraldine Chaplin
Nino Castelnuovo
Federico Scrobogna Release date 17 March 1966 (1966-03-17) (Italy) Cast Geraldine Chaplin, Nino Castelnuovo Written by Edith Bruck, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Cesare Zavattini, Nelo Risi Similar Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl, The Infamous Column, Mais ou et donc Ornicar, Stress Is Three, Words Upon the Window | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andremo in città (We'll Go to the City) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Nelo Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name by Edith Bruck, Risi's wife. Bruck, a Hungarian concentration camp-survivor, settled in Italy after the Second World War and wrote about her experiences in autobiographical and fictional formats. The film stars Geraldine Chaplin and Nino Castelnuovo.
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Plot
In rural Yugoslavia, Lenka (Chaplin) lives with her blind brother, Miscia (Scrobogna). They were orphaned of their Greek Orthodox mother and their Jewish father, Rasco (Gavric) is believed to have been killed in the war. As the Second World War continues to rage and fascism activity blights Europe, Lenka and her brother becoming increasingly vulnerable targets to anti-semitic sentiment. She finds support in Ivan (Castelnuovo), a partisan in love with her. Meanwhile, Rasco returns alive, despite resports of his death. Rasco ultimately sacrifices himself to save the life of Ivan, who lies injured in the family's attic. The SS return to collect Lenka and Miscia, who do not reveal the whereabouts of Ivan.