I wonder if it was the first movie directed by Luchino Visconti that I managed to watch. Anyway, I remember it very well the first time I saw it. Indeed, back then I was studying in England, in Cambridge for a year, and I managed to follow a course about movies which was easily my favorite course. Every week we would watch a movie and talk about it, starting from the silent era going up to the 90’s. I think this movie was one of the first we watched and it had a great impact one me. At the time, I wasn’t familiar with this story (I hadn’t seen yet both versions of ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ respectively from 1946 and 1981 but Visconti’s take was still the best) and I thought it was quite fascinating. What was even more impressive is that this movie was Visconti's directing debut. For a first time director, the guy definitely displayed some skills and, just like Godard and Truffaut with the New Wave, he pretty much managed to launch a whole movie genre in the process which was, in this case, Italian neo-realism. To conclude, it is pretty much a classic and it is definitely worth a look and a must see for any movie lovers.
8/10