Plot
1943, Italy's Salentino peninsula. Tony, an American fighter pilot, raised speaking Italian in New York, parachutes to safety and is hidden at the olive farm of Carmine, a man with three daughters. One is being courted by Pasquale, the son of the area's largest landowner. It is she, Cosima, whom Tony falls for. He gets to know her through the rhythms of the farm and a traditional way of life, expressed in spontaneous song and in pizzicatas (a courtship dance; a dance that enacts a knife fight between men; and, the frenzied tarantata - a woman's dance exorcising passion). As Carmine protects Tony and as Cosima begins to love him, Pasquale does not go gently.
Written by
Edoardo Winspeare
Directed by
Edoardo Winspeare
Crew
Production Countries
Italy
Languages
Italiano
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations
Scores
# of Votes
93
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA