Destinazione Piovarolo

Destinazione Piovarolo

1955 · 85 min · IT · 6.9 (35 votes)
Dir. Domenico Paolella · Starring Totò, Irene Cefaro, Marisa Merlini, Tina Pica, Ernesto Almirante, Arnoldo Foà · Music Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Comedy

Antonio La Quaglia becomes the railroader in Piovarolo during 1922 meanwhile the fascism is raising. Later he marries a jewish woman. He has career ambitions but can not reach them.

VIBE

A gentle, character-focused comedy that captures the quiet dignity of ordinary life against a backdrop of historical shifts. It feels nostalgic and a little melancholic, like looking through old photographs.

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