Destination Piovarolo () is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot summary In 1922, during Fascism, Antonio La Quaglia accepts the assignment to the station master in a remote town called Piovarolo, because that's where it always rains. Antonio soon realizes that life in the small village is sad, because the inhabitants are all old, deluded, dying, without hope. Antonio so hopefully he will be moved to a larger city; but the years pass and Antonio holds the same job. One day he sees off the train a beautiful lady, who does the primary school teacher. Soon the two get married and start a family, but always Antonio wants to get away from Piovarolo, but politics and the ministry do not care at all about him. Cast Totò: Antonio La Quaglia Marisa Merlini: Sara Irene Cefaro: Mariuccia La Quaglia Tina Pica: Beppa Ernesto Almirante: Ernesto Arnoldo Foà: the Podestà Enrico Viarisio: De Fassi Paolo Stoppa: Marcello Gorini Nando Bruno: Sacristan Mario Carotenuto: Outgoing station master Giacomo Furia: De Fassi's secretary Carlo Mazzarella: Gorini's secretary Nino Besozzi: Minister Leopoldo Trieste: Minister's secretary Alessandra Panaro References External links 1955 films 1955 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed by Domenico Paolella Films set in 1922 Lux Film films 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films