Day by Day, Desperately

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Day by Day, Desperately
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Directed by Alfredo Giannetti
Produced by Franco Cristaldi
CinematographyAiace Parolin
Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Language Italian

Day by Day, Desperately (Italian : Giorno per giorno disperatamente) is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Alfredo Giannetti. [1] According to the film critic Morando Morandini, the film is "a naturalistic drama of strong emotional charge, crossed by a vein of desperate lyricism." [2]

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Plot

The mental illness affecting young Dario, one of the two sons of the Dominici family living in a low-income area of Rome, turns their lives upside down. Tilde, the mother, devotes herself entirely to caring for Dario, neglecting her husband Pietro and their other son Gabriele. During a severe crisis, Dario is readmitted to the asylum, and Tilde insists on using all their money to bribe the nurses for better treatment.

Pietro, a tailor, can't oppose his wife's obsession but manages to find Gabriele a job in a construction company to distance him from the family's distress. Gabriele falls for Marcella, a colleague, who ultimately chooses their wealthy boss over him.

In a final attempt to cure Dario, Tilde takes him to Vienna for treatment. However, Dario's condition worsens, and he threatens his mother before being readmitted to the asylum. Tilde dies of a heart attack, leaving Pietro to care for Dario alone, but he finds solace in successfully separating Gabriele from the family turmoil.

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876055932.
  2. ↑ Laura Morandini; Luisa Morandini; Morando Morandini (2010). Il Morandini 2011. Dizionario dei film. Zanichelli, 2010. ISBN   978-8808227225.


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