Europa '51

A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.

• factory worker
• suicide
• rome, italy
• loss of loved one
• grief
• poverty
• class differences
• neorealism
• class struggle
• death of a child