I saw this film for the first time last night. I recalled seeing Giulietta Massina in La Strada a few years ago and knew it would be worth watching, for this was an outstanding film with notable actors and a stunning performance by Giulietta Massina.
Without Pity is touching and well-filmed against realistic backdrops. The acting is quite pleasing, and one wishes the girl and Jerry's character to escape together in the end. Beyond that, I would have wished for them a Utopian environment where they could marry.
We know that Carla's character had a failed romance earlier. She could not go home, she says. She had had a baby who lived only 12 days.
Her good friend in the camp (played by Giulietta) escaped by boat and would marry her sweetheart.
Jerry realizes that she is not like some of the women in the camp. She explains this to him and reveals that she was captured while searching for her brother.
I like the slow build-up of their romance and Jerry's feeling that he wanted to be near her though she did not love him. Initially, she had helped save his life by discovering he needed a doctor for his wounds and stopping the train. When they meet again, they are both happy just being together and later at the amusement park.
Though she does not respond at the time, we see her veering toward romance in his direction. Besides being attractive he is kind and good. Not asking for anything for himself, he only wants what is best for her and wishes to help find her brother. He mentions some people from the evil world and says that he is glad that she is not like that.
No spoiler intended here when I say that a happy future was not in store for them. We see Jerry deciding on the ultimate departure when he realizes his love is mortally stricken by bullets.
I give the movie an 9 out of 10. Though perhaps it is not realistic, I wished for a happier denouement of the film. However, it is well worth our time.
Without Pity is touching and well-filmed against realistic backdrops. The acting is quite pleasing, and one wishes the girl and Jerry's character to escape together in the end. Beyond that, I would have wished for them a Utopian environment where they could marry.
We know that Carla's character had a failed romance earlier. She could not go home, she says. She had had a baby who lived only 12 days.
Her good friend in the camp (played by Giulietta) escaped by boat and would marry her sweetheart.
Jerry realizes that she is not like some of the women in the camp. She explains this to him and reveals that she was captured while searching for her brother.
I like the slow build-up of their romance and Jerry's feeling that he wanted to be near her though she did not love him. Initially, she had helped save his life by discovering he needed a doctor for his wounds and stopping the train. When they meet again, they are both happy just being together and later at the amusement park.
Though she does not respond at the time, we see her veering toward romance in his direction. Besides being attractive he is kind and good. Not asking for anything for himself, he only wants what is best for her and wishes to help find her brother. He mentions some people from the evil world and says that he is glad that she is not like that.
No spoiler intended here when I say that a happy future was not in store for them. We see Jerry deciding on the ultimate departure when he realizes his love is mortally stricken by bullets.
I give the movie an 9 out of 10. Though perhaps it is not realistic, I wished for a happier denouement of the film. However, it is well worth our time.