Under the scorching Italian sun, the oppressive atmosphere of an inn by a dusty roadside is enough to turn an ordinary existence upside down. Luchino Visconti, placing the stories of marginalized people at the center, shows how bodies trapped in the heat and humidity are consumed by passion. The path of a young traveler crosses that of a woman living in the shadow of her elderly husband. This forbidden, sinful closeness is brought to the silver screen through the raw and realistic cinematic language of the early film era. This tangled web of passion, as the atmosphere closes in with heavy steps, silently marches toward its inevitable end.

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