''Rivalry'' ( it, Rivalità, also known as ''Medico condotto'') is a 1953 Italian melodrama film. Written, produced and overseen by Roberto Rossellini, it marked the directorial debut of

Giuliano Biagetti Giuliano Biagetti (12 April 1925 – 29 March 1998) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in La Spezia into a family of Pisan origins, Biagetti studied medicine at the university of Pisa, and during this time he f ...

. The film was shot and set in Castiglione della Pescaia.

Production

The film is attributable to the trend of sentimental melodramas, commonly called tearjerking, at the time very popular among the Italian public, although frowned upon by contemporary film critics (who only in the seventies revalued these films, specifically coining the term neorealism of appendix).

Cast

* Marco Vicario as Dr. Roberto Ferrero * Franca Marzi as Franca * Giovanna Ralli as Luisa * Saro Urzì as The Mayor * Edoardo Toniolo as Mr. Fauci * Pietro Tordi as Dr. Silvestri

References

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* 1953 films 1953 drama films Italian drama films Films directed by Giuliano Biagetti Films set in Tuscany Films shot in Tuscany Roberto Rossellini 1953 directorial debut films Italian black-and-white films Melodrama films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-drama-film-stub