“To decide to live abroad and to acculturate to a new environment is to accept to embark on a life-changing journey, requiring patience, motivation, and discipline. On the outside, we might think we are out of our depth, swimming in a new and frightening culture, startled by unfamiliar social customs. On the inside, we have to pro tempore suffer from “linguistic schizophrenia” and tortuously remodel our social self, turning the original “us” into a hermit. However, these phases are only the first steps of the journey.”

—Karim Rebiaï (MA French Literature 2015)

Read About Karim >> Support DLLC >>

The Pilgrim of Love

Posted on September 23, 2021

Call Number: Digital Video

Alternate Title: Pellegrini d'amore

Year: 1954

Director: Andrea Forzano

Duration: 110 mins

Language(s): Italian

Subtitle Language(s): Italian

A mature countess and a pseudo-specialist have rented a villa by the sea and, avoiding police surveillance, run a clandestine gambling den. Two suitors at the gambling house which is run by Madame Dalia (Alda Mangini) struggle to win over Giulietta (Sophia Loren).