Story of a Love Affair

Story of a Love Affair Italian Cronaca di un amore Note is a 1950 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Massimo Girotti and Lucia Bos. Note Despite some neorealist background, the film was not fully compliant with the contemporary Italian neorealist style both in its story and image, featuring upperclass characters portrayed by professional actors. Ferdinando Sarmi was, however, a fashion designer rather than a professional actor. In the film, the camera pans the same street corner in Ferrara, the directors native city, that appears in his film Pardel les nuages fortyfive years later. In 1951 the film won the Nastro dArgento Silver Ribbon Award for Best Original Score Giovanni Fusco and the Special Silver Ribbon Michelangelo Antonioni for human and stylistic values. Story of a Love Affair was Antonionis first full length feature film.

Carloni travels to the town of Ferrara, where Paola spent much of her youth. The detective soon discovers that she was best friends with two girls in town. He goes to the apartment of one of her friends, Matilde Vittoria Mondello, and learns from her husband that Paola and Matildes friend Giovanna Carlini died in a tragic elevator shaft fall a few days before she was to be married to Guido Garroni, a local boy with whom Paola had also been involved. When the sullen Matilde arrives home, she refuses to cooperate with Carloni. After the detective leaves, Matilde writes a letter to Guido, alerting him that a suspicious man is investigating Paolas past.Back in Milan, as Paola exits the La Scala opera house dressed in a white fur coat with her husband and friends, she is startled to see Guido Massimo Girotti standing across the street. Later that night, she receives a phone call from him and they agree to meet the following day. At Idroscalo lake, Guido, who is now a struggling car dealer, shares Matildes letter with Paola. The thought that someone is digging into their past frightens Paola, making her think that perhaps Matilde is trying to extort money from her. With their former attraction rekindled, the two agree to meet again. ........

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