Europa '51 (1952)
Irène Girard, tanto splendida quanto distratta moglie di un diplomatico, vive una vita agiata e al riparo da qualsiasi preoccupazione. Un bambino cerca di farsi ascoltare dalla madre... Poi il suo figlioletto si suicida gettandosi dalle scale del palazzo, perché si sente trascurato. La convulsa corsa della madre lungo la tromba delle scale... a quel punto scatta in lei qualcosa: comincia un viaggio tormentato a visitare gli ammalati, a consolare prostitute e frequentare fabbriche.. Verrà bollata come folle e rinchiusa in manicomio.
Direttore:
Roberto Rossellini
Scrittori:
Brunello Rondi, Mario Pannunzio, Ivo Perilli, Sandro De Feo, Roberto Rossellini.
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Ingrid Bergman as Irene Girard |
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Alexander Knox as George Girard |
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Ettore Giannini as Andrea Casatti |
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Giulietta Masina as Passerotto |
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Teresa Pellati as Ines |
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Marcella Rovena as Mrs. Puglisi |
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Tina Perna as Cesira |
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Sandro Franchina as Michele Girard |
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Maria Zanoli as Mrs. Galli |
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Silvana Veronese as |
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William Tubbs as Professor Alessandrini |
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Alberto Plebani as Mr. Puglisi |
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Eleonora Barracco as |
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Alfonso Di Stefano as |
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Alfred Brown as Hospital Priest |
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Carlo Hintermann as Extra (uncredited) |
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Antonio Pietrangeli as Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
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Rossana Rory as Nursing Home Nurse (uncredited) |
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Gianna Segale as Hospital Nurse (uncredited) |
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Giancarlo Vigorelli as Judge (uncredited) |
| Directing | Roberto Rossellini | Director |
| Editing | Jolanda Benvenuti | Editor |
| Directing | Antonio Pietrangeli | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Brunello Rondi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Luciano Tonti | Camera Operator |
| Production | Trento Petrella | Production Secretary |
| Writing | Roberto Rossellini | Story |
| Directing | Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Mario Pannunzio | Screenplay |
| Directing | William Demby | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ivo Perilli | Screenplay |
| Production | Federico Teti | Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Sandro De Feo | Screenplay |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Nando Pisani | Production Manager |
| Writing | Roberto Rossellini | Screenplay |
| Production | Bruno Todini | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Marcello Girosi | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sandro Corbo | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Piero Cavazzuti | Sound |
| Production | Pio Angeletti | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Paolo Uccello | Sound |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Production | Roberto Rossellini | Producer |
| Art | Ferdinando Ruffo | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Aldo Tonti | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Virgilio Marchi | Production Design |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fernanda Gattinoni | Costume Design |