Our hero is the 18-year-old Alessio Mainardi, who receives a token red carnation from a girl named Giovanna and becomes a symbol of love, desire, and even has political overtones as a symbol of the struggle for political freedom in opposition to Fascism.
Luigi M. Faccini | Director |
Luigi M. Faccini | Writer |
Pietro Del Bosco | Writer |
Elio Vittorini | Novel |
Arturo Zavattini | Cinematography |
Luciano Benedetti | Editor |
Chiara Ghigi | Costume Design |