The Simple Life

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The Simple Life (1946)

Directed by Francesco De Robertis

Drama · 1h 30m

Marco and his son Toto work in a Venetian gondola yard and maintain the old traditions of gondoliers. When a newly-arrived businessman decides he wants to buy the yard and demolish it, Marco and company want to fight to preserve their way of life. The businessman, however, knows Marco is badly in debt and uses this to try to leverage Marco out of business. Can tradition win out in the face of naked commercialism?

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Cast

Luciano De Ambrosis Mao Giulio Stival Giulio Caldri Maurizio D'Ancora Toto Bressan Gino Cavalieri Marco Bressan
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Anna Mancini Bianca

Crew

Director
Francesco De Robertis
Screenplay
Francesco De Robertis
Writer
Giovanni Passante Spaccapietre
Editor
Francesco De Robertis

Details

Original title
La vita semplice
Release date
1946-01-01
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
Scalera Film