The Abandoned (1955)
- Original title
- Gli sbandati
- Directed by
- Francesco Maselli
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Italian civilians struggle to survive and maintain their humanity during World War II. The film follows their daily lives and moral choices under the pressures of the conflict.
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What happens
Abandoned (Italian: Gli sbandati) is a 1955 Italian drama film set during World War II directed by Francesco Maselli. It was Maselli's feature film debut. In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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