Run With the Devil


1h 33m 1963

Film Details

Also Known As
La rue des amours faciles, Via Margutta
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1963
Premiere Information
New York opening: 15 Jul 1963
Production Company
Documento Film; Le Louvre Films
Distribution Company
Jillo Film Productions
Country
France
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Gente al Babuino by Ugo Moretti (Florence, 1957).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

The artists' quarter in Rome is the Via Margutta where many aspiring artists seek to gain recognition. Stefano, a dedicated but unsuccessful painter, shares his misery and bitterness with actress Donata, until Pippo, a homosexual antique dealer, organizes an exhibition for him and secretly buys several of his paintings. When Stefano learns that Pippo has been sponsoring him, he commits suicide. Giosué, another artist, decides to end the struggle for success and marries Greta, a wealthy German tourist 20 years his senior. Marta, a beautiful singer, spends her time flitting from one love affair to another. Marco Belli sells his own paintings fraudulently signed by Marisa, a peasant housemaid whose suicide attempt had made news headlines. Expatriate American actor Bill Rogers indulges his laziness, occasionally molding a sculpture. One artist and his girl friend decide to leave, but his place is soon taken by a newcomer, filled with optimism about his future on the Via Margutta.

Film Details

Also Known As
La rue des amours faciles, Via Margutta
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1963
Premiere Information
New York opening: 15 Jul 1963
Production Company
Documento Film; Le Louvre Films
Distribution Company
Jillo Film Productions
Country
France
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Gente al Babuino by Ugo Moretti (Florence, 1957).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

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Trivia

Notes

Location scenes filmed in Rome. Opened in Rome in September 1960 as Via Margutta; running time: 108 min; in Paris in June 1962 as La rue des amours faciles; running time: 105 min.