Chronicle of Poor Lovers

Name: Chronicle of Poor Lovers
Director: Carlo Lizzani
Released: 1954
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Anna Maria Ferrero, Cosetta Greco, Antonella Lualdi, Marcello Mastroianni, Bruno Berellini

1954 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 516 VOTES · DIR. Carlo Lizzani

Overview

In 1925, young Florentine typographer Mario moves to via del Corno to be near his girlfriend Bianca. Here befriends Maciste, his landlord, and Ugo, anti-fascists both of them. After a resident is beaten by the fascists, Mario meets the wife Milena at the hospital, falling in love with her and leaving Bianca. Maciste is killed, again by fascists, while Ugo is wounded and he seeks shelter in a nearby house. Here he falls in love with Gesuina and the two marry. Milena's husband dies, but she and Mario part ways. Later, Mario is arrested by the police.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,502 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:09 The events I am about to describe happened in Florence

00:05:33 I'll show you the room.

00:09:06 folks coming down to Florence for the Friday market.

00:11:42 Hello Leontina. Signora, how are things?

00:15:21 Turn off the light in the dining room.

00:18:44 Is that ok with you?

00:22:12 The group said there was nothing to be done.

00:25:42 Honestly I don't know what the union has to do with my business?

00:28:26 but it doesn't seem serious. You can see him.

00:31:32 Lease it out? Of course, yes, lease it out.

00:35:04 We'll end up having to close the business. And that's the truth.

00:39:13 and I answer to nobody.

00:43:18 short of giving up on your beliefs...

00:46:42 I don't like it when he calls me half-pint.

00:50:26 If you keep on interrupting me I lose my flow!

00:55:25 - We'll never make it to the hospital! - We'll make it.

01:01:30 They're from Via del Corno! Two subversives! Stop them!

01:10:02 and wherever they are.

01:14:36 The Signora's annoyed because I'm out so much.

01:18:28 But not a word to anyone else. Understand?

01:22:11 and now lived far from Via del Corno.

01:26:25 It doesn't scare me what people might think.

01:30:51 The usual things.

01:34:51 - Ugo! - How did it go?

Cast & Characters

Anna Maria Ferrero Gesuina Cosetta Greco Elisa Antonella Lualdi Milena Marcello Mastroianni Ugo Bruno Berellini Carlino Bencini Irene Cefaro Clara Adolfo Consolini Corrado aka Maciste Giuliano Montaldo Alfredo Campolmi Gabriele Tinti Mario Parigi Eva Vanicek Bianca Quagliotti

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,502

Dialogue density14.6 lines / min

First line00:02:09

Final line01:34:51

Production Record

DirectorCarlo Lizzani

LanguageItalian

IMDb votes516