La ragazza di Bube (1964)

At the end of World War II, shallow, self-centered Mara is the prettiest girl in her small Italian village; Bebo is a Communist partisan who is finding it difficult to adjust to the dull banalities of life in peacetime. When Mara’s father, a passionate Communist, declares that his daughter will marry the returning hero, her reactions range from joy to bitter resentment.

Directed by: Luigi Comencini

Starring: Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, Marc Michel, Dany París, Carla Calò, Monique Vita

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