Piccolo mondo antico
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Director Mario Soldati Music director Enzo Masetti Language Italian | 6.6/10 Genre Drama Duration Country Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer Antonio Fogazzaro , Mario Bonfantini Release date 10 April 1941 Cast Alida Valli (Luisa Rigey Maironi), Massimo Serato (Franco Maironi), Ada Dondini (la marquise Orsola Maironi), Annibale Betrone (l'oncle Piero), Mariu Pascoli (Ombretta Maironi), Carlo Tamberlani (don Costa)Screenplay Mario Soldati, Alberto Lattuada, Mario Bonfantini, Emilio Cecchi Similar movies Related Mario Soldati movies |
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Piccolo mondo antico (literally: Little Ancient World), also known as Old-Fashioned World , is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and based on the 1895 novel The Little World of the Past by Antonio Fogazzaro.
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Plot summary
During the Italian Risorgimento (mid-nineteenth century), in Austrian-occupied Lombardy, Franco Maironi (Massimo Serato), a young man of noble descent, decides to marry Luisa (Alida Valli), a humble clerk's daughter, against his grandmother, the Marquess Orsola Maironi's wishes. The old lady makes the life of the newly married couple miserable (she destroys the will which would grant Franco his wealth, and causes Luisa's uncle to lose his job, as he was helping them). In the meantime, Luisa gives birth to little Maria. Franco is forced to go to Turin in search of a job. During his absence, a terrible tragedy upsets Luisa's life: her daughter drowns in Lake of Lugano and the woman is driven to the brink of madness. Franco returns home for a short time but Luisa reacts coldly towards him. During the Second Italian War of Independence Franco becomes a volunteer soldier in the fight against Austrian and again meets his wife by Lake Maggiore. Despite Luisa's coldness, Franco is sure she still loves him. Aware that he might die in the war, he makes love to her one last time, leaving her pregnant.
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