93 minutos
The film is the third in director Castellani's "young love" trilogy (the first two being Sotto il sole di Roma (1948) and È primavera...(1950)). The story concerns the romance between Carmela (Fiore) and Antonio (Musolino). The ardor is one-sided at first, but Carmela is a determined young woman, willing to scale and conquer any obstacle in pursuing her heart's desire. Once he's "hooked," Antonio scurries from job to job to prove his financial viability. Faced with the hostility of their parents, Carmela and Antonio symbolically shed themselves of all responsibilities to others in a climactic act of stark-naked bravado.
Maria Fiore
Carmela
Vincenzo Musolino
Antonio
Filomena Russo
Antonio's Mother
Luigi Astarita
Pasquale Artu
Luigi Barone
The priest
Felicità Lettieri
Signora Artu
Carmela Cirillo
Giulia
Gina Mascetti
Flora Angelini
Tommaso Balzamo
Luigi Bellomo
Pasqualina Izza
Anna Raiola
Signora Bellomo
Alfonso Del Sorbo
Sacrestano
Luigi Cutino
Antonio Balzamo
Gioacchino Morrone
