The Gold of Naples

(1954)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 137 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Year: 1954

Runtime: 131 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Витторио Де Сика

Cast: Silvana Mangano, Софи Лорен, Эдуардо де Филиппо, Paolo Stoppa, Erno Crisa, Totò, Lianella Carell, Giacomo Furia, Tina Pica, Alberto Farnese

Plot

A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.

A tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster; an inconstant pizza seller (Sofia) losing her husband's ring; the funeral of a child; the gambler Count Prospero B. defeated by a kid; the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute; the "professor" Ersilio Micci, a "wisdom seller".