Behind Closed Shutters
| Behind Closed Shutters | |
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| Directed by | Luigi Comencini |
| Written by | Massimo Mida Gianni Puccini Franco Solinas Sergio Sollima |
| Produced by | Luigi Rovere |
| Starring | Massimo Girotti Eleonora Rossi Drago Giulietta Masina |
| Cinematography | Arturo Gallea |
| Edited by | Rolando Benedetti |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
Production company | Rovere Film |
| Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Behind Closed Shutters (Italian: Persiane chiuse) is a 1951 Italian crime-melodrama directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Massimo Girotti, Eleonora Rossi Drago, and Giulietta Masina.[1] The film follows Sandra (Drago) as she searches for her missing sister, venturing into the seedy underworld of Genoa.
Plot
[edit]In Turin, Sandra, the daughter of a caretaker, is engaged to Roberto, an employee at a construction company. Her sister Lucia has been estranged from the family after a relationship considered inappropriate. When a friend of Lucia's is killed and her body found in the Po River, Lucia, distressed, attempts suicide and calls Sandra for help.
Sandra turns to Edmondo, a man connected to prostitution circles, to locate her sister. Although he recognizes Lucia in a photograph, he does not disclose it. Lucia is in fact under the control of Primavera, a pimp. Edmondo hinders Sandra's efforts, and she is briefly arrested in a police raid after being taken to a nightclub. Following her release, Sandra makes contact with the group, who demand money in exchange for Lucia's release.
The film concludes with Lucia being freed after a confrontation in the port of Genoa.
Cast
[edit]- Massimo Girotti as Roberto
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Sandra
- Giulietta Masina as Pippo
- Liliana Gerace as Lucia
- Renato Baldini as Primavera
- Ottavio Senoret as Signorino
- Cesarina Gheraldi as Gianna
- Antonio Nicotra as Barale
- Renato Baldini as Primavera
- Sidney Gordon as Il commissario
- Goliarda Sapienza as La prostituta religiosa
References
[edit]- ↑ Barattoni p. 224
Bibliography
[edit]- Luca Barattoni. Italian Post-Neorealist Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
External links
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