audience today will probably watch a film like ossessione and not really consider how unprecedented it be during the time when it come out . the structure of the film really divorce from sap happy hollywood conventionsas well a other major theatrical element . it rely more upon depict reality in a very grim and sober light . film of this naturethe neo realist filmswere make to reflect the darkness felt during post world war ii time . ossessione tackle some fairly provocative issue that be probably unseen on screen prior to the war and include represent adultery and conspiracy and murder and pregnancy and etc . aside from the one crane shot and certain musical swell moment and the film aesthetic be very raw and gritty represent shot on location and use natural lighting and most likely non popular actor . all of these element help convey the issue explore in the film and yield the following theme represent negative karmic repercussion will haunt those who deliberately act immorally . the two leadsgino and giovannaare polar opposite and yet both carry the mentality represent be bore and we want to be entertain . gino be a drifter while a lone traveler who embrace life and it constant fluctuation . giovanna be a bored house wife cement in the familiarly of marital permanence represent she doesn not want to leave her home and husband and but would rather remain where she be because it safe . gino lifestyle represent the ideal lifestyle giovanna craves while the only difference be that she too afraid to live it herselfthat why she fall in love with gino represent he represent everything she want but doesn not have the courage to get . she want to live in a world free from the monotony of living with her corpulent husbandgino be the perfect ticket into that world . the affair that ensue between the two most likely leave audience back in the 40 feeling somewhat uneasy . i mean and film prior to the neo realist age never show such scandalous behavior on screen before . to say the least it be probably a bit alarm . in conjunction with the theme and the neo realist style help show the negative repercussion of adulterous behavior . succinctly put and adulterous behavior ( a show in the film ) lead to depress and ultimately deadened life . when gino and giovanna conspire with each other to eliminate giovanna husband and karma come to haunt them like a plague after the deed be do . they return to their home represent the atmosphere be dark and biting ( a can be expect from the neo realist style ) . they be not happy while theyre actually more depressed . they think that by eliminate giovanna husband that they would live happy life and but they be dupe . the film end with giovanna deathit be in karmic similitude of her husband death . i think this be a very satisfying end for several reason . here why . there a lot of talk a to whether or not evil should be depict on screen and and if so and to what extent . i think depict evil be very necessary if and only if the evil depict be not be glorify and but rather show what negative consequence evil action have . a the subtext of ossessione asks and be adultery and murder evil . i think the film eagerly respond yes . the adulterous behavior between the two reveals how unhappy they be . ironically though and towards the end of the film when they seem to be heal of their depression and be see bask in each other arm inside the car and the author of the film show that their happiness be and in fact and a façade represent the car crash off the cliff and into the river and kill giovanna while the police arrest gino . i think it be the author intention to say that even though people sometimes try and justify their immoral behavior and in the end karma will come back to haunt them . i agree . i think the two get what be come to them because they both be incredibly selfishalways want instant gratification and not willing to endure through hard time . this be especially make clear after the first sign of difficulty that gino and giovanna experience in their relationship represent he can not handle the pressure of living in giovanna husband shadow and so he leave giovanna and sleep with another girl . such be typical of the insatiable and hedonistic personality . all in all and the film seem very risky for it time . the audience and however and be prepare to see such a film because of the sobriety the war bring . those pre war and happy go lucky film be no longer be believe . movie go audience be ready to see and contemplate difficult film with complex character represent they want to see character whose life be entangle in so call in because it be a reflection of their own life problem . ossessione and then and act a a great catalyst for where the future of film be head . that be and a lot of the naturalism piece we see today can be say to have be influence by the neo realist film movement .