Under the Sun of Rome (1948)

Original title

Sotto il sole di Roma

Directed by

Renato Castellani

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of poor friends navigate life in Rome after World War II. The story follows their struggles and small joys as they try to get by.

earthymelancholicneorealistday-in-the-lifegrittybittersweetintimateslow-pacedpoignant

What happens

Under the Sun of Rome (Italian: Sotto il sole di Roma) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Renato Castellani. It was the first film of Castellani's Italian neorealism trilogy about poor people, followed by È primavera... in 1949 and Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner Two Cents Worth of Hope in 1952. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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