The Railroad Man

Posted 28 July 2007 in screencaps Screening log

Rating

[Il Ferroviere]

1956 - Italy

Director
Pietro Germi

Starring
Pietro Germi

Yup, Germi’s neorealist dramas can hold their own next to his superlative comedies. Here, he displays the same sensitivity and judgment toward his compatriots, his rich and humane insights mined for tragedy rather than hilarity. That objective aside (and it’s remarkable how little tweaking is necessary to achieve the opposite result), this is the very same Germi most viewers know well.

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