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An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia during WWII.An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia during WWII.An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia during WWII.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
Lyudmila Saveleva
- Mascia
- (as Ljudmila Saveljeva)
Nadya Serednichenko
- Contadina russa
- (as Nadja Cerednicenko)
Gunars Cilinskis
- Funzionario russo
- (as Gunnar Zilinskij)
Carlo Ponti Jr.
- Giovanna's Baby
- (uncredited)
Mariya Sapozhnikova
- Passerby
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThe child of Giovanna (Sophia Loren) in this film was actually Loren's from her partnership with producer Carlo Ponti.
- GoofsAntonio is told that the train to Vienna leaves at 6 am (English subtitles), but the station clocks show the time as 5:45 when his train departs.
- ConnectionsEdited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
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meeting between two great actors and an impressive director. images from Italy and picture of Russia in the air of Cold War.a basic story about a couple, a war and a choice. a travel and the form of truth. beautiful music and force of unspoken words. that is all. or only gentle performance of Ludmila Savelieva. a great film. not for cast or dramatic slices, for the force of emotions or for the sunflower as vegetable testimonies about a tragedy. but only for its virtue to be a seed. a seed of questions and answers. an exercise of empathy. a sad love story in which love is more than feeling. a poem but just a very special poem. mixture of pure joy, shadows of war, a miracle and a search, it is homage to a sacrifice generation and reflection of deep need of sense in a chaotic world. nothing pink, nothing cold. only picture of a man, a young Russian woman who speaks Italian, a charming Sophia Loren and same Mastroianni. but the essence is possession of public.
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- Suncokreti
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- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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