Synopsis
Märta Torén is the titular heroine of the Italian romantic drama Maddelena. The story takes plays during the annual Good Friday pageant in a tiny Italian village. Local priest Don Vincenzo (Gino Cervi) faces a crisis when the girl selected to play the Virgin Mary shows up pregnant. This turn of events is beneficial to business mogul Lamberti (Charles Vanel), who has been seeking out a way to discredit Don Vincenzo in the eyes of the villagers. Adding to the priest's headaches are the "stage parents" of...more