Cavalleria rusticana

Music, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Amleto Palermi

Status Released

Release Date 1939-10-23

Storyline

This film was not based on the famous one-act opera of Pietro Mascagni but rather on the original story by the Sicilian writer Giovanni Verga. It's the story of Santuzza, her love Turiddu, and his passion for the married Lola that leads to his death in a duel when Lola's husband Alfio exacts satisfaction.