La commare secca

Based on a short story by Pier Paolo Pasolini, La commare secca was originally meant to be Pasolini's second feature after his debut Accattone; instead, the director went on to make Mamma Roma, handing the directorial reins of this project over to his young protege Bernardo Bertolucci. As a result, La commare secca became an uncharacteristic and uneven but promising debut for Bertolucci, then