''Two Cents Worth of Hope'' ( it, Due soldi di speranza) is a 1952 film directed by

Renato Castellani Renato Castellani (4 September 1913 in Varigotti, Liguria – 28 December 1985 in Rome) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Early life Son of a representative of Kodak, he was born in Varigotti, a hamlet at the time of Final Pia, ...

. It is the third part of Castellani's ''Young Love'' trilogy, following '' Sotto il sole di Roma'' (1948) and '' È primavera...''(1950). It shared the Grand Prix prize with ''

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'' at the

1952 Cannes Film Festival The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. The Grand Prix of the Festival w ...

Plot

The story concerns the romance between Carmela (Fiore) and Antonio (Musolino). The ardor is one-sided at first, but Carmela is a determined young woman, willing to scale and conquer any obstacle in pursuing her heart's desire. Once he's "hooked", Antonio scurries from job to job to prove his financial viability. Faced with the hostility of their parents, Carmela and Antonio symbolically shed themselves of all responsibilities to others in a climactic act of stark-naked bravado.

Cast

Maria Fiore Maria Fiore (1 October 1935 – 28 October 2004) was an Italian film and television actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1999. Life and career Born Jolanda Di Fiore in Rome, in spite of a non-professional acting background, sh ...

- Carmela * Vincenzo Musolino - Antonio * Filomena Russo - Antonio's Mother * Luigi Astarita - Pasquale Artu * Luigi Barone - The priest * Carmela Cirillo - Giulia * Felicità Lettieri - Signora Artu *

Gina Mascetti Gina Mascetti (1911-1995) was an Italian film actress. A character actress, she appeared in a number of comedy films notably as Alberto Sordi's wife in the ''The White Sheik'' (1952). The same year she also featured in the neorealist drama ''Two ...

- Flora Angelini * Alfonso Del Sorbo - Sacrestano * Tommaso Balzamo - Luigi Bellomo * Anna Raiola - Signora Bellomo * Gioacchino Morrone * Luigi Cutino * Pasqualina Izza * Antonio Balzamo

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1952 films Italian black-and-white films 1952 romantic comedy films Films scored by Nino Rota 1950s Italian-language films Palme d'Or winners Social realism in film Films directed by Renato Castellani Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini Italian romantic comedy films 1950s Italian films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub