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The Return of the Prodigal Son (2003) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2003 · 29 mins · Italian
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- Directed by
- Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
- Starring
- Aldo Fruttuosi, Martina Gionfriddo, Vittorio Vigneri, Andrea Balducci, Gabriella Taddei
In post‑war Italy, a group settles in a ruined village, intent on rebuilding it like the women of Messina did after an earthquake. Tensions of respect versus suspicion rise, and a government envoy declares the land belongs to no one, threatening fragile cooperation. The film adapts fragments of Elio Vittorini’s novella ‘The Women of Messina’.
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