After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?
Acting
Loren and Mastroianni's fifth film together, devastatingly intimate
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno's sunflower fields as emotional warfare
Direction
De Sica's final great film, neo-realist roots in Hollywood packaging
Director
Vittorio De Sica
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