Carlo Lizzani, Michelangelo Antonioni, Dino Risi, Federico Fellini, Francesco Maselli, Alberto Lattuada – L’amore in città AKA Love in the City (1953)
Six separate episodes: would-be suicides discuss their despair. A provincial dance hall. An investigative reporter posing as a husband-to-be. A young unwed mother. Girl-watching techniques of Italian men. A glimpse into prostitution.
EP #1
Amore Che si Paga a.k.a Love for Money (11 min) directed by Carlo Lizani with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini. A mosaic of scattered images where the night workers are followed by a man with provocative questions. The short feels as an interview in which the women explain their unfortunate profession.
EP #2
Tentato Suicidio a.k.a Attempted Suicide (22 min) directed by Michelangelo Antonioni with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini. A heartbroken woman contemplates suicide after her life has unexpectedly crumbled. Desperation quickly takes over and the unthinkable becomes a possibility.
EP #3
Paradiso per tre ore a.k.a Paradise for Three Hours (12 min) directed by Dino Risi with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini. A loud dance party brings comfort to a man and a woman too shy to join the celebration. They observe the games men and women play and eventually leave the hall.
EP #4
Agenzia matrimoniale a.k.a Marriage Agency (16 min) directed by Federico Fellini with a screenplay by Federico Fellini. A young journalist preparing an article on arranged marriages pretends to be a customer looking for a bride for his rich client. He sees a poor Italian girl willing to become a housewife even though she is told that the client and future husband is a werewolf.
EP #5
Storia di Caterina a.k.a Story of Caterina (27 min) directed by Francesco Maselli with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini. Caterina, a poor woman from Sicily who has been serve an expulsion order from Rome abandons her son for the night, regretfully returning to pick him up from the convent the following day.
EP #6
Gli italiani si voltano a.k.a Italians Turn Their Head (14 min) directed by Alberto Lattuada with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini. Candid camera on the streets of Rome focusing on men’s reactions when pretty girls pass.
Love in the City.1953.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv
General
Container: Matroska
Runtime: 1 h 54 min
Size: 2.30 GiB
Video
Codec: x264
Resolution: 784x576
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Bit rate: 2 500 kb/s
BPP: 0.231
Audio
#1: Italian 2.0ch AAC LC @ 160 kb/s
#2: Italian 2.0ch AAC LC @ 185 kb/s (Commentary)
https://nitro.download/view/5CB87A198D56BB2/Love_in_the_City.1953.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv
Language(s):Italian
Subtitles:English