Il viale della speranza
Dino Risi
A group of young people living in the same boarding house in Rome dream of finding a place in the world of cinema: Franca and Luisa, actresses in search of recognition, Tonino, a budding director and Mario, a director of photography. Every day the hopes and dreams of these aspiring cinema stars come up against various competitors and the difficulty of making your place in such a merciless environment.
With : Cosetta Greco, Liliana Bonfatti, Maria Pia Casilio, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Migliacci, Bianca Maria Fusari
Screenplay : Ettore Scola, Gino De Santis
Image : Mario Bava
Editing : Eraldo Da Roma
Music : Pippo Barzizza
Screenplay : Ettore Scola, Gino De Santis
Image : Mario Bava
Editing : Eraldo Da Roma
Music : Pippo Barzizza
Production : Maxima Film, S.G.C.
Distribution: Tamasa
Distribution: Tamasa
"Hope Avenue", or Via Tuscolana, is the street which links the centre of Rome to Cinecittà. This street is crossed daily by many trams and hundreds of people wanting to work in the film industry and in between time live a modest life, far from luxury and the stars of the silver screen. Dino Risi's 2nd feature, not well known in his filmography, tells the story of this much-travelled street, through the lives of young people who want to live "the Italian dream". The film opens and closes with a tram transporting the dreams and illusions of the aspiring young people in search of celebrity. Still at the height of the neorealist period, Dino Risi nevertheless collaborated with Mario Bava for the photography, the grand master of Italian fantasy films. He also worked with Ettore Scola for the screenplay and for the first time with Marcello Mastroianni.