Day by Day, Desperately
1961 film
- 1961 (1961)
Day by Day, Desperately (Italian: Giorno per giorno disperatamente) is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Alfredo Giannetti.[1] According to the film critic Morando Morandini, the film is "a naturalistic drama of strong emotional charge, crossed by a vein of desperate lyricism."[2]
Plot
The mental illness affecting young Dario, one of the two sons of the Dominici family living in a low-income area of Rome, turns their lives upside down. Tilde, the mother, devotes herself entirely to caring for Dario, neglecting her husband Pietro and their other son Gabriele. During a severe crisis, Dario is readmitted to the asylum, and Tilde insists on using all their money to bribe the nurses for better treatment.
Pietro, a tailor, can't oppose his wife's obsession but manages to find Gabriele a job in a construction company to distance him from the family's distress. Gabriele falls for Marcella, a colleague, who ultimately chooses their wealthy boss over him.
In a final attempt to cure Dario, Tilde takes him to Vienna for treatment. However, Dario's condition worsens, and he threatens his mother before being readmitted to the asylum. Tilde dies of a heart attack, leaving Pietro to care for Dario alone, but he finds solace in successfully separating Gabriele from the family turmoil.
Cast
- Nino Castelnuovo: Gabriele Dominici
- Tomas Milian: Dario Dominici
- Madeleine Robinson: Tilde
- Tino Carraro: Pietro
- Franca Bettoia: Marcella
- Milly: Luisella
- Riccardo Garrone: un cliente di Pietro Dominici
- Mario Scaccia: un infermiere del manicomio
- Rosalia Maggio: collega di Marcella
- Lino Troisi: un agente di Polizia
- Marcella Rovena: amica di Pietro Dominici
- Alvaro Piccardi: Daniele
- Mario Brega: un borgataro
References
External links
- Day by Day, Desperately at IMDb
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