Piccolo mondo antico

Franco, a young man of noble descent, marries Luisa, daughter of a humble clerk, against his grandmother's will.

La carne e l'anima

This melodrama was directed by an émigré Russian from a story by Corrado Alvaro and Emanuele Caracciolo. The latter was murdered by the Nazis in the Fosse Ardeatine massacre, before the film’s post-war release. Featuring Miranda and Girotti prior to neo-realist stardom.