The Love Makers
- IMDb link: 0056657
- IMDb rating: 6.9 (967 votes) Search
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Pietro Germi, Mauro Bolognini
- Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Romolo Valli and others
- Release date: 13 Jun 1961
- Release year: 1961
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Country: Italy, France
- Keywords: man slaps a woman, 1880s, period drama, reference to william shakespeare, countryside, title different than book, costume drama, farmer, heir, italian literature on screen
Plot
Storyline
A patriarch's death sparks a family power struggle. Son Ferdinando tries to seize full control of the deceased's property, but nephew Amerigo resists until he meets prostitute Bianca.
The original Italian is La Viaccia (the name of the family farm which motivates the plot). The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property. But Ferdinando's nephew Amerigo holds out. Amerigo's stance is weakened when he heads for Florence and meets prostitute Bianca.
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