Pelle viva

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Pelle viva
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Directed by Giuseppe Fina
Written byGiuseppe Fina
Starring Elsa Martinelli
CinematographyAntonio Macasoli
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Pelle viva (Scorched Skin) is a 1962 Italian drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Fina. [1]

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The film entered the 23rd Venice International Film Festival, in which it received a special mention. [2] In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. [3]

Plot

The story of Rosaria, a woman from Apulia, who works in Milan and returns to her village each Saturday to see her illegitimate little boy, who is in a charitable institution.

Cast

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References

  1. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN   8884405033.
  2. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.
  3. Simone Pinchiorri (28 July 2008). "Mostra di Venezia 2008: "Questi Fantasmi: Cinema Italiano Ritrovato (1946 – 1975)"". CinemaItaliano. Retrieved 18 April 2013.