Workers, Peasants

Workers, Peasants

2001 · 123 min · ★ 4.4 · Drama

A group of men and women have been brought together after World War II, when Italy regained its national and territorial unity. They make up a primitive community which seeks to erase not only the distress created by the war but also the hardships of life, and look to protect themselves from violence, misery and fear. Amid the ruins of this post-war period, these men and women build a new rapport between themselves, between sexes, between generations, between social and geographical origins, between political camps.

Directed by Jean-Marie Straub · Written by Jean-Marie Straub

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Cast

Angela Nugara Vedova Biliotti
Giacinto Di Pascoli Cattarin
Gianpaolo Cassarino Pompeo Manera
Enrico Achilli Cataldo Chiesa
Angela Durantini Elvira La Farina
Martina Gionfriddo Carmela Graziadei
Andrea Balducci Fischio
Gabriella Taddei Giralda Adorno
Vittorio Vigneri Spine
Aldo Fruttuosi Ventura 'Faccia Cattiva'
Rosalba Curatola Siracusa
Enrico Pelosini Toma

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