Careless

Emilio Brentani leads a quiet life. He lives with his older sister Amalia. His days pass without event. He tried writing once and never took hold. Then he meets Angiolina Zarri. Angiolina is a young woman. Emilio falls madly in love with her. But the affair does not go as he hoped. The account runs from Emilio’s point of view. He is caught between the desire he feels and his regret. The film was adapted from the novel of the same name by Italo Svevo, first published in 1898. The events take place in Trieste. Claudia Cardinale and Anthony Franciosa take the leads in Mauro Bolognini’s French and Italian coproduction of 1962.