Piccolo mondo antico

Franco, a young man of noble descent, decides to marry Luisa, daughter of a humble clerk, against his grandmother's will. But a terrible tragedy upsets the life of the newly married couple: their little daughter Ombretta drowns in Lake Como and Luisa goes to the brink of madness...

Director

Mario Soldati

Writer

Antonio Fogazzaro (novel), Mario Bonfantini (adaptation), Emilio Cecchi (adaptation)

Released

10 Apr 1941

Country

Italy