A View from the Bridge

Italian-American immigrant life in the 1950s textures this searing drama of love and revenge . Longshoreman Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife, Beatrice and to his niece, Catherine. When Beatrices impoverished Sicilian cousins enter the U. S. illegally, in hope of finding work, Eddie gives them a helping hand. But when Catherine and one of the cousins fall in love, Eddies affection for his niece turns into obsession.