Ersilia Drei, after a suicide attempt recounts her vicissitudes: hired as governess to the daughter of Consul Grotti she is wooed by Franco but soon after seduced by the very consul who drives her away after his daughter loses her life due to Ersilia's distraction. Because of economic difficulties she falls lower and lower until she meets Ludovico with whom she can perhaps hope for sincere love again. The consul's return, however, will lead her toward a tragic ending.
Cast
Gabriele Ferzetti
Ludovico Nota
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Ersilia Drei
Pierre Brasseur
Console Grotti
Frank Latimore
Franco Laspiga
Jacqueline Porel
Fidanzata di Ludovico
Micheline Francey
Signora Grotti
Manlio Busoni
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Paolo Ferrara
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Luigi Gambardella
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Pina Lenti
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Jacqueline Marbaux
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Giulia Pittaluga
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Valerio Ruggeri
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Edda Soligo
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Laura Torchio
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Aldo Vasco
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Nino Vingelli
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