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Three Forbidden Stories (1952)

Three Forbidden Stories poster
Original title
Tre storie proibite
Directed by
Augusto Genina
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film dramatizes real events from 1951 in Rome. It follows several young women who apply for a single office job. A staircase collapse leaves many of them injured.

somberreverentearnestrestrainedmeasuredmelancholicquietly intensewistful

What happens

Three Forbidden Stories (Italian: Tre storie proibite) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina. It is loosely based on the same real events that inspired Giuseppe De Santis' Rome 11:00. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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