The Meadow

Il prato

A moving, sensitively portrayed love triangle lies at the heart of a film that is also a paean to cinema.

  • Director

    Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

  • With

    Saverio Marconi, Michele Placido, Isabella Rossellini

  • Italy 1979. 100min

  • 35mm

  • English subtitles

A love triangle between three young people (including Isabella Rossellini, in her first leading role) is the launch pad for this unusual story, exploring sexual politics and social change in the 1970s. It also sees the Tavianis pay homage to their greatest influence, Roberto Rossellini, and his 1948 drama Germany, Year Zero.

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