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The winter of 1917, the North-East front, the final clashes of the Great War. An Italian stronghold situated at 1800 metres above sea level, on the Asiago plateau, described in the novels of Mario Rigoni Stern. It’s snowing everywhere; the Austrian trenches are so close that you can hear the enemy soldiers breathing. A hundred years since the outbreak of World War I, maestro Ermanno Olmi describes with Torneranno i prati his vision of a conflict that cost the lives of 16 million human beings, just as it was brought back to him by the memory of his father, called to arms at 19 years of age, to find himself within the bloodbath of Carso and Piave. A drama that scarred his youth and the rest of his life, just like millions of others.

At the beginning of the movie a pharmacist receives an anonymous letter that threatens him of death. And the murder actually happens. Seems very simple but nothing is what it seems and the journey to the truth will be long and difficult. The book is excellent and the movie is at par with it and very faithful to the romance. Great direction. Incredible cast with Gabriele Ferzetti in his best interpretation together with the one in "C'era una volta il West" and Gianmaria Volonté simply beyond reach as always. Many other great actors. Yes I am an enthusiast 'cause there's not a word or a shot out of place in this movie and the plot is ingenious. Who is going to see this film for the first time will be taken away by the developments (the pace seems to be calm but looking in between the kinks you may realize that many things are going rapidly on). Trying to figure out what is the kernel of the happenings and the "reasons" for the murder is a very interesting exercise but it's highly unlikely for the spectator not to experience a big surprise at the end. In my opinion Elio Petri at his best (I mean at the same level of his other masterwork: La classe operaia va in Paradiso).

(Includes spoilers) VILLA BORGHESE is a film consisting of six vignettes (cut to five in its US release) that are all set in the Roman park that bears that name All the episodes take place within one day The first episode, taking place early in the day, is called "Servant Girls and Soldiers" and is a trifle about a couple of guys trying to put the makes on a couple of young (展开全部) 　　(Includes spoilers) VILLA BORGHESE is a film consisting of six vignettes (cut to five in its US release) that are all set in the Roman park that bears that name All the episodes take place within one day The first episode, taking place early in the day, is called "Servant Girls and Soldiers" and is a trifle about a couple of guys trying to put the makes on a couple of young girls The second piece is called "The Greek Letter Pi" and is a poignant little anecdote about a schoolgirl (Anna Maria Ferrrero) who is urged by her classmates to approach their Greek professor (Fran?ois Perrier), so that they can photograph them kissing and perhaps blackmail the prof for a passing grade It turns out the professor has a sad story to tell the girl…that he is going blind The tearful girl cannot go though with the plan The third episode is the funniest and probably the best in the film It's called "Incident at Villa Borghese" and features tour-guide Vittorio De Sica as an incorrigible over-cologned woman-chaser who comes between Giovanna Ralli and her furiously jealous boyfriend Maurizio Arena The dramatics that ensue among the three…and others…is absolutely hilarious In one delicious moment, De Sica sits in the car with the boy on one side of him, screaming at the girl, and the girl's breasts on the other side, pressed against De Sica's face as he barely conceals his lust In "The Marriage Arranger" Eduardo De Filippo is the father of a girl he is trying to marry off The discussions between the relatives center on rather selfish interest…money, dowry Then the increasingly ill-at-ease girl is revealed to have a handicap, involving her foot, and the young suitor comes to the emotionally distraught girl's side and, through simple humanity and kindness, saves the day in a way the crude relatives were not capable of doing Of all the relationships we witness in the film, this is the only one that seems to have a future "The Lovers" is a bittersweet episode about a man breaking up his affair with a married woman…as the woman's small children play in the park with their nurse and call out to their adulterous mommy It is nicely acted by two great stars of the French cinema, Micheline Presle and Gérard Philippe The final racy episode, "Beauty Contest," is a Felliniesque dissertation about two rival Roman street?prostitutes, who as they are about to be rounded up by the police, wind up at a Miss Cinema beauty contest taking place in the park The younger of the women (Eloisa Cianni) eludes the police by going off with an older man in his car The other and older one (Franca Valeri) is not so lucky and the episode and the film end as she is driven off in a police vehicle It is late at night 　　The movie was released in the United States in 1957, inexplicably, in a French-language version, which didn't match the content, despite the presence of some French performers It was retitled IT HAPPENED IN THE PARK Furthermore, the first decent-enough episode was shorn, also inexplicably, because the film was already a short one The direction by Gianni Franciolini is subtle and finely-tuned throughout, and the ensemble of actors in the production makes, of itself, a worthwhile experience of the movie, which should not remain as forgotten as it is