Film set in Italian countryside (perhaps English, perhaps sub-tiles), 1950-ish

The main character is a rugged Italian farmer living in remote countryside.  He uses a donkey for working the land and transporting stuff.  He has close friendship with his donkey.

The climactic scene in the film is towards the end.  He needs water for the farm and is digging a well.  He uses is explosives to blast the rocky ground and a chunk of rock from the explosion falls on to the head of a woman (his beloved ?) and injures (kills ?) her.

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