After saving Arturo, a young scion of the industrial middle class, from a beating, the sailor is invited to the boy's family home. Here he meets Elena, Arturo's beautiful sister, and falls in love with her at first sight. The cultured and refined young woman becomes not only the object of Martin's affections but also a symbol of the social status he aspires to achieve. At the cost of enormous efforts and overcoming the obstacles represented by his humble origin, Martin pursues the dream of becoming a writer. Under the influence of the elderly intellectual Russ Brissenden, he gets involved in socialist circles, bringing him into conflict with Elena and her bourgeois world.

Starring:

Luca Marinelli , Jessica Cressy , Vincenzo Nemolato , Marco Leonardi , Denise Sardisco , Carmen Pommella , Carlo Cecchi , Autilia Ranieri , Elisabetta Valgoi , Pietro Ragusa , Savino Paparella , Vincenza Modica , Giustiniano Alpi , Giuseppe Iuliano , Peppe Maggio

Genre:

Drama, Romance