Andremo in città

1966 Italian film

17 March 1966 (1966-03-17) (Italy)

Running time

102 minutesCountriesItaly,
Yugoslavia

Andremo in città (We'll Go to the City) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Nelo Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name by Edith Bruck, Risi's wife. Bruck, a Hungarian concentration camp-survivor, settled in Italy after the Second World War and wrote about her experiences in autobiographical and fictional formats.^[1] The film stars Geraldine Chaplin and Nino Castelnuovo.

Plot

In rural Yugoslavia, Lenka (Chaplin) lives with her blind brother, Miscia (Scrobogna). They were orphaned of their Greek Orthodox mother and their Jewish father, Rasco (Gavrić) is believed to have been killed in the war. As the Second World War continues to rage and fascism activity blights Europe, Lenka and her brother become increasingly vulnerable targets to anti-semitic sentiment. She finds support in Ivan (Castelnuovo), a partisan in love with her. Meanwhile, Rasco returns alive, despite reports of his death. Rasco ultimately sacrifices himself to save the life of Ivan, who lies injured in the family's attic. The SS return to collect Lenka and Miscia, who do not reveal the whereabouts of Ivan.^[1]

Cast

Geraldine Chaplin as Lenka Vitas
Nino Castelnuovo as Ivan
Stefania Careddu as Eva
Federico Scrobogna as Miscia Vitas
Aleksandar Gavrić as Rasko Vitas
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Slavko Simić as Dottore Kolarov

Production

The film's opening was shot near Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (modern day Serbia). The locomotive JŽ 51-007 (or MÁV 375.956) is displayed in front of the Novi Sad railway station since 15 April 1988, to mark the 105th anniversary of railway traffic in Novi Sad.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Marcus, Millicent (2007). Italian film in the shadow of Auschwitz. University of Toronto Press.
^ Zelenović, V. (13 March 2022). "Novosadska parna lokomotiva, znamenitost koja svedoči o jednom veku, a pojavila se i u ITALIJANSKOM FILMU IZ 1966". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 September 2023.