The Blind Woman of Sorrento

Literally blinded by the sight of her mother’s murder, Beatrice (Dria Paola) gets a second chance to see a decade later when the grown son of the man wrongly executed for the crime—now a doctor—believes he can perform an operation that will restore her sight. The real murderer, however, has other plans to prevent the crime’s only witness from identifying him. Affecting Italian drama co-stars Anna Magnani (making her debut), Giulio Tempesti. —TCM