The Reign of Naples

1944. Dirty, sleepless, seething Naples, filled with lights and shouts, will soon be taken over by the Americans. In one yard there is more clamor than in the rest of them: the entire household is giving birth to a child. They will name the girl Vittoria, but there won't be any other victories in the yard. Half a century of turmoil lies ahead and Naples will be restless like a feverish patient in the frenzy of poverty and red banners, swaying from the opera scale to the melancholy resulting from the presence of the muddy sea. (Moscow International Film Festival)