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Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.
Pirandello's essayistic-reflexive work "Sun and Shadow" explores the fragility of identity and the difference between who we are and what others see, depicting a man torn between inner truth and social masks.
In Renaissance Rome, a group of young thieves flee to Venice after a deadly confrontation with the Jew Simon. There, young Mercurio meets the Jewess Giuditta, and their love leads them through hatred and revenge.
In a typically Sardinian setting, through a dramatic love story, Deledda depicts the conflict between two families and their worlds – the peaceful, honest "doves" and the aggressive, greedy "hawks".