Wild Is the Wind (1957 film)
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Infobox film Wild is the Wind is a 1957 American drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Franciosa. It tells the story of an American rancher who, after his wife dies, goes to Italy to marry her sister, but finds that she falls in love with his young ranch hand.
The screenplay was adapted by Arnold Schulman from the 1947 Italian film Fury, which was in turn loosely based on Giovanni Verga's novella La Lupa. The title song, "Wild Is the Wind", was performed by Johnny Mathis. The Italian title was 'Selvaggio è il vento', literal translation of the original English.
Plot
[edit]Gino (Anthony Quinn) is a sheepherder in Nevada who travels to Italy to marry Gioia (Anna Magnani), the sister of his wife, who died a number of years previously.
He brings her back to his ranch, but struggles with the memory of his dead wife, even calling Gioia by his last wife's name. With Gino feeling disappointed with her, Gioia feels neglected and resentful that she is constantly being compared with her late sister and found wanting.
She turns outside of her marriage to fulfill her needs and has an affair with Bene (Anthony Franciosa), a ranch hand whom Gino raised from boyhood and considers as almost a son.
Only then does Gino realize how much he needs Gioia; he pleads with her to stay at the ranch instead of returning to Italy.
Cast
[edit]- Anna Magnani as Gioia
- Anthony Quinn as Gino
- Anthony Franciosa as Bene
- Joseph Calleia as Alberto
- Dolores Hart as Angela/Angie
- Lili Valenty as Teresa
- James Flavin as Wool Buyer
- Dick Ryan as Priest
- Iphigenie Castiglioni as Party Guest
- Joseph Vitale as Party Guest
- Ruth Lee as Party Guest
- Frances Morris as Party Guest
Release
[edit]The film was the official American entry at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name=Berlin>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Awards and nominations
[edit]Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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Academy Awards<ref name="Oscars1958">Template:Cite web</ref> | Best Actor | Anthony Quinn | Template:Nom |
Best Actress | Anna Magnani | Template:Nom | |
Best Song | "Wild Is the Wind" Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington |
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Berlin International Film Festival<ref name="berlinale 1958">Template:Cite web</ref> | Golden Bear | George Cukor | Template:Nom |
Best Actress | Anna Magnani | Template:Won | |
British Academy Film Awards<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Best Foreign Actress | Template:Nom | |
David di Donatello Awards | Best Actress | Template:Won | |
Golden Globe Awards<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Template:Nom | |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Anna Magnani | Template:Nom | |
Laurel Awards | Top Male Dramatic Performance | Anthony Quinn | Template:Draw |
See also
[edit]- List of American films of 1957
- The Misfits (1961 film), for a comparison of exactly the same theme and scene of lassoing wild Reno horses from a truck, three years later.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1957 films
- 1957 drama films
- American drama films
- American remakes of Italian films
- American black-and-white films
- Films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin
- Films based on Italian novels
- Films directed by George Cukor
- Films produced by Hal B. Wallis
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- English-language drama films
- Films based on works by Giovanni Verga