Three different stories of Italian social mores are presented. In "Adelina", unemployed Carmine Sbaratti and his wife Adelina Sbaratti survive through Adelina selling black market cigarettes on the street. They are unable to pay for the furniture they bought (which is under Adelina's name), but are able to avoid the bailiff when he comes for the money or to repossess.
Italian films of the 1960s... the stories were good, the colors were interesting (often their films had a much lower budget than the American films of the same time). What really stands out is how much the films were used to show Rome, Naples and other cities. The Italian film industry of the 1960s was like a constant tourism campaign. Was this intentional? I do not know. But I suppose if you have some of the most beautiful cities in the world, you may as well flaunt them.
Italian films of the 1960s... the stories were good, the colors were interesting (often their films had a much lower budget than the American films of the same time). What really stands out is how much the films were used to show Rome, Naples and other cities. The Italian film industry of the 1960s was like a constant tourism campaign. Was this intentional? I do not know. But I suppose if you have some of the most beautiful cities in the world, you may as well flaunt them.