The Simple Life
1946, Italian. Directed by Francesco De Robertis.
Marco and his son Toto work in a Venetian gondola yard and maintain the old traditions of gondoliers. When a newly-arrived businessman decides he wants to buy the yard and demolish it, Marco and company want to fight to preserve their way of life. The businessman, however, knows Marco is badly in debt and uses this to try to leverage Marco out of business. Can tradition win out in the face of naked commercialism?
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1946
- Original title
- La vita semplice
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Giovanni Passante Spaccapietre, Francesco De Robertis
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The Simple Life runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Simple Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1946. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Simple Life?
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Who directed The Simple Life?
The Simple Life (1946) was directed by Francesco De Robertis and stars Luciano De Ambrosis, Giulio Stival, Maurizio D'Ancora.