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Life Begins Anew (1945)

Life Begins Anew poster
Original title
La vita ricomincia
Directed by
Mario Mattoli
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns home after being separated from his family by war. He must rebuild his life and reconnect with the people he loves.

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What happens

Life Begins Anew (Italian: La vita ricomincia) is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the third most popular Italian film during 1945-46 after Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City and Partenza ore 7, a comedy also directed by Mattoli. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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