Overview

Ersilia Drei, after a suicide attempt recounts her vicissitudes: hired as governess to the daughter of Consul Grotti she is wooed by Franco but soon after seduced by the very consul who drives her away after his daughter loses her life due to Ersilia's distraction. Because of economic difficulties she falls lower and lower until she meets Ludovico with whom she can perhaps hope for sincere love again. The consul's return, however, will lead her toward a tragic ending.

Top Cast

Gabriele Ferzetti

Ludovico Nota

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Ersilia Drei

Pierre Brasseur

Console Grotti

Frank Latimore

Franco Laspiga

Jacqueline Porel

Fidanzata di Ludovico

Micheline Francey

Signora Grotti

M

Manlio Busoni

P

Paolo Ferrara

L

Luigi Gambardella

P

Pina Lenti

J

Jacqueline Marbaux

G

Giulia Pittaluga