Cronaca nera (Italian language for Black news) is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring María Denis, Gino Cervi and Andrea Checchi.
Plot synopsis
A
mob boss (Gino Cervi) wanted by the police takes refuge at the home of his unsuspecting associate's (Andrea Checchi) honest family, aiming to regroup his gang again when the time is right. In the process, he falls in love with his associate’s sister (María Denis) and decides to go straight.
Critical reception
On the occasion of
Cronaca nera's 2015 showing on
Harvard's film program, the film was described as "neorealist cinema itself" and as "exemplifying the
fatalism associated with
Film noir" in "films such as
Ossessione (1943)." The program also noted that "among the film’s
are
Sergio Amidei and
Cesare Zavattini, who between them worked on most of the postwar masterpieces by Rossellini and de Sica."
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Cast
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