Le Mura de Malapaga(Aux-delà des grilles)
(The Walls of Malapaga)
Italy/France (1949): Drama
Pierre (Jean Gabin), on the run for murdering his lover in France, disembarks at the port of Genoa seeking treatment for a toothache. He encounters a young girl, Cecchina (Vera Talchi), who helps him find a dentist. After being pick-pocketed, he meets the girl's mother (Isa Miranda), who serves him a meal at the trattoria where she works. Quickly they become attracted to each other; she takes him home and they fall in love. The daughter becomes jealous of the new relationship. Meanwhile, the police began to close in on Gabin. Director René Clément, better known for Purple Noon (1960) and Is Paris Burning? (1966), won the Best Director award at Cannes in 1949. In addition, Isa Miranda was named Best Actress at the Cannes Festival. (Harvey Harlowe Hukari, IMDb)
1 Special Award
· Special Award 1950: Best Foreign Language Film released in the US in 1950. (Giorgio Agliani & Alfredo Guarini, producers)