Terminal Station (film)

• Jennifer Jones: Mary Forbes
• Montgomery Clift: Giovanni Doria
• Richard Beymer: Paul
• Gino Cervi: Police Commissioner

Rome Termini Station ( Original title: Stazione Termini ) is the title of an Italian game film from the year 1953.

Action

Mary Forbes is a married woman from Philadelphia who visits her sister in Rome. During her stay, she has an affair with the teacher Giovanni. Maria decides to end their affair and return to the U.S.. From Central Station ( Stazione Termini ) from them will take the train to Paris to fly home from there. Shortly before the departure Mary meets Giovanni, who wants to persuade you to stay. Both hide in an abandoned wagon and love. Here however, they are caught by the police and taken to the police station. In the end, Maria takes her train to get to her husband and daughter and Giovanni is left alone.

Background

Producer Selznick occupied the main role with his then-wife Jennifer Jones. He found De Sica's 90 - minute version to " artificially ", so he cut the film to 62 minutes and took him out in the U.S. under the title Indiscretion of an American Wife.

Clift was so dissatisfied with the result that he called the film "a big fat mistake" ( a big fat error).

Reviews

" In detail excellent, does not reach de Sica's film as a whole, the compelling combination of human destinies and documentary captured everyday reality that his previous " neo-realist " distinguished works. "

Awards

Christian Dior has been nominated for its costumes 1955 for an Oscar. The film was in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953 in part.