Lonely, introspective clerk Mastroianni offers his assistance to the sobbing Schell, whom he spots standing on a canal bridge one winter evening. She explains that she awaits the return of the man she loves, a one-time lodger at the home of her blind grandmother, a seaman who had promised
to return to her in one year. Suspecting that her tardy fantasy lover may have returned to a nearby hotel, she asks that Mastroianni take a note to him. Sorely smitten with Schell, Mastroianni wastes little time in destroying the note. Meeting her again the following evening at her place of
assignment, Mastroianni importunes Schell to go to a dance with him. Following an evening o...
Released:
1957
Rated:
NR
Length:
106 mins