The Return of the Prodigal Son
2003, Italian. Directed by Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet.
In Italy, immediately subsequent to the war, a group of people who lost all they possessed during the conflict, settle in a village in ruins. They intend to restore the city from the rubble and re-start life, in imitation of the women of Messina who rebuilt their city, destroyed as it was by an earthquake. Oscillating between respect and suspicion, co-existence between group members is tense. Things become complicated when an envoy from the government arrives to say that nothing there belongs to them. The film is a free adaptation of fragments of the novella ‘The Women of Messina’, by Sicilian writer Elio Vittorini.
- Runtime
- 0h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 23 April 2003
- Original title
- Il ritorno del figlio prodigo - Umiliati
- Country
- Germany, Italy, France
- Written by
- Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
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Who directed The Return of the Prodigal Son?
The Return of the Prodigal Son (2003) was directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet and stars Martina Gionfriddo, Andrea Balducci, Gabriella Taddei.