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24 September 1970 (USA) moreTagline:
Filmed in Russia from the Kremlin to the Ukraine. morePlot:
An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia - like fifty thousand others during WWII. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A sleeper but one of the best Loren-Mastroianni collaborations moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sophia Loren | ... | Giovanna |
 | Marcello Mastroianni | ... | Antonio |
| Lyudmila Savelyeva | ... | Mascia |
| Galina Andreyeva | ... | Valentina, Soviet official |
| Anna Carena | ... | Antonio's Mother |
| Germano Longo | ... | Ettore |
| Nadya Serednichenko | ... | Woman in sunflower fields |
| Glauco Onorato | ... | Returning soldier |
| Silvano Tranquilli | ... | Italian worker in Russia |
| Marisa Traversi | ... | Prostitute |
| Gunars Cilinskis | ... | Russian Ministry Official |
| Carlo Ponti Jr. | ... | Giovanna's Baby |
| Pippo Starnazza | ... | Italian official |
| Dino Peretti | ||
| Giorgio Basso |
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101 min | Portugal:98 min (cut version)Color:
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So it's a terminally sappy melodrama, but who cares? It's so lovingly done. If the final scene (and Mancini's hauntingly evocative theme music) does not rend your heart then check your pulse to see if you're really alive. A worthy coda to a life of fine film-making by Da Sica.
I've always been a huge Mancini fan but the song (so aptly named "Loss of Love") he wrote for this film is my personal favorite. I read that he often played it in concert -- except to the one I attended at the Hollywood Bowl, shortly before he died. His daughter Monica recorded a vocal version with lyrics that were better left unwritten.
Apparently, until just recently, this film has been largely unavailable in the U.S. but now you can rent it from Netflix.