| The Golden Vein | |
| Director: | Mauro Bolognini |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
| Runtime: | 86 min |
The Golden Vein (Italian: La vena d'oro) is a 1955 Italian drama film directed Mauro Bolognini and starring Märta Torén and Richard Basehart. It is based on a play by Guglielmo Zorzi which had previously been made into a 1928 silent film The Golden Vein.
Corrado is a teenager who lives with his mother Maria who has been totally dedicated to him since her husband's death. The boy invites Stefano, an archaeologist, to his house, who immediately falls in love with the woman. Maria begins to flourish again but her son, exaggeratedly jealous, tries to stop this story in the bud and at the same time ruins his first love affair with Carla. It will be Maria who will help Corrado to win back the girl; in turn Corrado will call Stefano back, allowing him to be next to his mother.[1]