Paola, a Milan call girl, returns home to her village in the Abruzzi mountains in an attempt to go straight. Rejected by her father, blackmailed by a former lover, and lusted after by her brother-in-law, she turns to her beloved sister for support. Denied succor, like so many of Rossellini’s isolated figures, Paola awaits the arrival of her fiancé, who has offered her a new start, but instead decides that life is untenable.
Unfortunately the movie Desire is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Marcello Pagliero | Director |
Directing | Roberto Rossellini | Director |
Writing | Rosario Leone | Screenplay |
Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
Writing | Roberto Rossellini | Screenplay |
Writing | Diego Calcagno | Screenplay |
Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Rodolfo Lombardi | Director of Photography |
Camera | Ugo Lombardi | Director of Photography |
Editing | Marcello Pagliero | Editor |
Art | Virgilio Marchi | Production Design |
Production | Renzo De Bonis | Production Manager |
Production | Silvio Lodi | Production Manager |