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 | Roberto Rossellini | Director |
| Directing | Marcello Pagliero | Director |
| Writing | Roberto Rossellini | Screenplay |
| Production | Renzo De Bonis | Production Manager |
| Editing | Marcello Pagliero | Editor |
| Writing | Rosario Leone | Screenplay |
| Camera | Rodolfo Lombardi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ugo Lombardi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Virgilio Marchi | Production Design |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Silvio Lodi | Production Manager |
| Writing | Diego Calcagno | Screenplay |
