Europa '51

(1952)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 161 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1952

Runtime: 118 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Roberto Rossellini

Cast: Ингрид Бергман, Александр Нокс, Ettore Giannini, Джульетта Мазина, Teresa Pellati, Marcella Rovena, Tina Perna, Sandro Franchina, Maria Zanoli, Silvana Veronese

Plot

A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.

Irene Girard is an ambassador's wife and used to living in luxury. After the dramatic death of her son, she feels guilty of having neglected him and feels compelled to help people in need who cross her path. One day she offers shelter to a man who is evading justice, and she ends being arrested herself. Her husband, for the sake of social propriety, arranges for a doctor to declare her insane. Irene escapes one prison to enter another, and to reflect on what sort of society she lives in.