Indiscretion of an American Wife
This Longing ... This Yearning ... This Wanting ...
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Produced by Produzioni De Sica
A melancholic, intimate portrait of a woman caught between passion and duty, set against the romantic backdrop of Rome and a train station, where desire and obligation collide without clear resolution.
While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?
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