CAST:
Jacques Sernas (Orbino Verginesi),
Carla Del Poggio (Berta Scacerni),
Leda Gloria (La Sniza),
Isabella Riva (Cecilia Scacerni),
Giulio Calě

SCRIPT:
Riccardo Bacchelli (prema vlastitom romanu)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Aldo Tonti

Synopsis:
The story takes place in the late 19th century in the valley of the river Po and begins with the engagement party of Berta, the daughter of Scacerni the miller. Marriage to her fiancée, farmer Orbino Verginesi, is hampered by social unrest caused by high taxes and the landowners’ unfair treatment of farmers. Suddenly poor, Berta has to cancel the wedding and start working as a maid.

35mm, b/w, 96 min