Cinema
To Live in Peace
Vivere in pace
Luigi Zampa · 1947
Synopsis
Italy, under the German occupation. In a remote village, where the war arrives only as echoes, lives Uncle Tigna, a kind-hearted peasant, with his old father, his wife and his nephews. One day the children, Silvia and Citto, discover in the woods two American soldiers who have escaped from a German prisoner-of-war camp. Despite the risk of being shot, Tigna decides to shelter them and care for them in his home.
Context
The screenplay is by Aldo Fabrizi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Piero Tellini and the director. Fabrizi plays the part of Uncle Tigna, and the American John Kitzmiller that of one of the soldiers. The interiors were shot at Cinecittà, the exteriors around Orvieto, in Umbria. The music is by Nino Rota. In 1947 the film received the prize of the Office catholique international du cinéma at the Brussels festival.
Who it is for
A film of about an hour and a half, which blends village chronicle and war drama.
Prizes and reception
Two Silver Ribbons in 1947, for the subject and for Ave Ninchi, supporting role; screenplay prize at Locarno; best foreign film of the year for the New York critics.
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