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Senza Pieta (1948) Alberto Lattuada; Carla Del Poggio, Giulietta Masina
Senza Pieta (1948) Alberto Lattuada; Carla Del Poggio, Giulietta Masina
 
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In Italian with English subtitles. The title translates to Without Pity.

Filmed in 1948 as Senza Pieta from a script by Federico Fellini, this Alberto Lattuada-directed effort came to America the following year as Without Pity. The film's sensitive subject matter caused problems in distribution and approval; Lattuada was never known to shirk from a sociopolitical statement, even when it meant loss of revenue overseas. The plot is based on an actual postwar dilemma: in Northern Italy, dozens of black American GIs chose to go AWOL rather than return to a racially divided United States. John Kitzmiller plays an occupation soldier named Jerry, who decides to remain in Italy when he falls in love with a blonde, Caucasian local girl named Angela (Carla Del Poggio). Reviewers in 1949 felt that Lattuada exercised poor taste in depicting the interracial romance: while these scenes cannot realistically be described as offensive when seen today, they are still quite frank by 1940s standards. The film also stars Giulietta Masina.

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5 of 5 Senza pieta DVD October 14, 2017
Reviewer: Lionel Woodman from Me2 2DL, Kent United Kingdom  
Received extremely quickly and efficiently and very happy with quality of this rare film
Highly recommended

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