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Heaven Over the Marshes
Heaven Over the Marshes
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HEAVEN OVER THE MARSHES

Cielo sulla palude

Directed by Augusto Genina
Italy, 1949
Drama

Synopsis

The scene is the Pontine Marshes, a disease-ridden region. The year is 1902. Maria Goretti, a twelve-year-old girl, lives with her parents, poor farm hands, in the house of Serenelli, a heavy drinker who has offered them board and lodging.

Synopsis

The scene is the Pontine Marshes, a disease-ridden region. The year is 1902. Maria Goretti, a twelve-year-old girl, lives with her parents, poor farm hands, in the house of Serenelli, a heavy drinker who has offered them board and lodging.