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Prior to leaving by train for Paris, a married American woman tries to break off her affair with a young Italian in Rome's Stazione Termini.Prior to leaving by train for Paris, a married American woman tries to break off her affair with a young Italian in Rome's Stazione Termini.Prior to leaving by train for Paris, a married American woman tries to break off her affair with a young Italian in Rome's Stazione Termini.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
Richard Beymer
- Paul Stevens
- (as Dick Beymer)
Gino Anglani
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Bill Barker
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Oscar Blando
- Railroad worker
- (uncredited)
Mariolina Bovo
- Blonde girl in train
- (uncredited)
Nando Bruno
- Railroad worker
- (uncredited)
Memmo Carotenuto
- Venturini - the thief
- (uncredited)
Maria Pia Casilio
- Young bride from Abruzzo
- (uncredited)
Aristide Catoni
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Giovanni Corporale
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Pasquale De Filippo
- L'impiegato della biglittera
- (uncredited)
Claudio Del Pino
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Ciro Di Castro
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaUpon completion of filming, Jennifer Jones gave Montgomery Clift a Gucci leather briefcase. The clasp on it didn't work, unfortunately. Clift told his friends "It's beautiful, but it doesn't quite work - how like Jennifer".
- GoofsWhen Mary and Giovanni are seated in the restaurant, the design of the ashtray on their table repeatedly changes from a circular "Pellegrino" one to another that is triangular and branded "Cinzano".
- Quotes
Mary Forbes: I thought you weren't Italian?
Giovanni Doria: Because my mother comes from America, doesn't make me less Italian. In this country, its the men who count. You American women are much too emancipated.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: ROME Eternal City of Culture, of Legend . . . and of Love
- Alternate versionsThe 72 and 63 min. versions are both from Selznick and the only difference is that a 9 min. musical short, Autumn in Rome, filmed by James Wong Howe, and directed by the great art director William Cameron Menzies, in which Patti Page performed two songs inspire; by the film, was tacked on in order to bring the picture up to a standard feature length at 72 min. , when Columbia Pictures released Indiscretion in the U.S. in 1954. This is not a longer edit of the De Sica original. The Film only exists in two versions, the Selznick 63 and the De Sica 89. That short is also included on the Criterion Collection DVD, along with both versions of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- SoundtracksAutumn in Rome
(uncredited)
Written by Paul Weston and Sammy Cahn, from Alessandro Cicognini's score
Sung by Patti Page
Copyright Cromwell Music Inc. (1954)
Featured review
The concept of "Stazione Termini" has always been highly appealing to me. In the mode of "Brief Encounter," which director David Lean brought successfully to the screen earlier, "Stazione" potentially offers the same rewards.
The combination of director Vittorio De Sica and writer Cesare Zavattini was natural. Likewise, the pairing of Montgomery Clift and Jennifer Jones was intriguing.
Yet, the efforts of all these great talents failed to produce the monumental work expected. What went wrong?
The contribution of David O. Selznick, while thoroughly professional as always, may have strangely thrown off the delicate balance.
This was very much an Italian work. The American actors were portraying characters who were essentially visitors to a foreign land--guests and tourists operating within the cultural discretion of their Roman hosts. Where these characters failed to completely understand and operate with respect to the Italian sensibility and heritage, so Mr. Selznick may likewise have inadvertently intruded upon the proceedings by introducing his own distinctive American values and approaches to filmmaking.
In short, Selnick and De Sica did not mix well here. To this viewer, the production would have been much more viable had Selnick remained more in the background, allowing the proven creativity of the De Sica team to work its own magic.
Likewise, a more distinctive score could have made a considerable difference. While the music was most appropriate, it did not make a truly "classic" statement. Finally, the unfortunate editing paired the film down to so short a duration that the drama simply lacked the time to make a moving impression. "Stazione" seems as much a mood as character piece, and De Sica required footage to accomplish this.
Despite these shortcomings, "Stazione Termini" contains beautifully modulated performances by Clift and Jones, as the sad lovers who must part and go their separate ways. De Sica's direction is sensitive and compassionate, and the film remains a poignant moment in the lives of two lonely people clinging to one final opportunity to express forbidden love.
The combination of director Vittorio De Sica and writer Cesare Zavattini was natural. Likewise, the pairing of Montgomery Clift and Jennifer Jones was intriguing.
Yet, the efforts of all these great talents failed to produce the monumental work expected. What went wrong?
The contribution of David O. Selznick, while thoroughly professional as always, may have strangely thrown off the delicate balance.
This was very much an Italian work. The American actors were portraying characters who were essentially visitors to a foreign land--guests and tourists operating within the cultural discretion of their Roman hosts. Where these characters failed to completely understand and operate with respect to the Italian sensibility and heritage, so Mr. Selznick may likewise have inadvertently intruded upon the proceedings by introducing his own distinctive American values and approaches to filmmaking.
In short, Selnick and De Sica did not mix well here. To this viewer, the production would have been much more viable had Selnick remained more in the background, allowing the proven creativity of the De Sica team to work its own magic.
Likewise, a more distinctive score could have made a considerable difference. While the music was most appropriate, it did not make a truly "classic" statement. Finally, the unfortunate editing paired the film down to so short a duration that the drama simply lacked the time to make a moving impression. "Stazione" seems as much a mood as character piece, and De Sica required footage to accomplish this.
Despite these shortcomings, "Stazione Termini" contains beautifully modulated performances by Clift and Jones, as the sad lovers who must part and go their separate ways. De Sica's direction is sensitive and compassionate, and the film remains a poignant moment in the lives of two lonely people clinging to one final opportunity to express forbidden love.
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- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
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