In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain(1971)

In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain is an Italian drama about class conflict and romantic desperation. Zilio, a poor laborer, pursues Betìa, daughter of a wealthy peasant woman, but faces repeated rejection. Desperate to win her hand, Zilio turns to his friend Nale for help. Nale devises a scheme: orchestrating a fake marriage between them, believing he can exploit the situation for his own gain. What begins as a cynical plot to deceive spirals into unexpected consequences as the characters navigate love, ambition, and the rigid social barriers of their world. The film explores how poverty and class distinction shape romantic possibility, and how deception corrodes trust among friends.