The Love Makers

IMDb link: 0056657
IMDb rating: 6.9 (948 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Mauro Bolognini, Pietro Germi
Cast: Romolo Valli, Claudia Cardinale, Jean-Paul Belmondo 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:

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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