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Presentimento (1956)

Presentimento poster
Directed by
Armando Fizzarotti
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In Naples, a wealthy man named Massimo is engaged to the daughter of a marquess but falls in love with a modest woman named Mariella. He is pressured to leave Mariella and marry his fiancée, and they have a daughter named Mariellina before his wife dies. Years later, Mariella works as a teacher and moves to Salerno with her nephew Massimino, who becomes classmates and friends with Mariellina. Through this connection, Massimo discovers that Massimino is actually his own son, leading to a reunion with Mariella.

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What happens

Presentimento è un film del 1956 diretto da Armando Fizzarotti. A Napoli, Massimo, fidanzato con la figlia della marchesa De Angelis, si innamora di Mariella, di famiglia modesta. La marchesa convince Massimo ad abbandonare Mariella e a sposare la figlia; dal matrimonio nasce la piccola Mariellina, ma Massimo rimane vedovo. Mariella, insegnante, viene trasferita a Salerno e porta con sé suo nipote Massimino. Massimino e Mariellina sono compagni di classe e diventano amici. In questo modo Massimo scopre che in realtà Massimino è suo figlio, e si riconcilia con Mariella. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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