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18 September 1950 (USA) moreTagline:
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.Plot:
Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
a good film greatly improved by an excellent ending moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vittorio Gassman | ... | Walter |
| Doris Dowling | ... | Francesca |
| Silvana Mangano | ... | Silvana |
| Raf Vallone | ... | Marco |
| Checco Rissone | ... | Aristide |
| Nico Pepe | ... | Beppe |
| Adriana Sivieri | ... | Celeste |
| Lia Corelli | ... | Amelia |
| Maria Grazia Francia | ... | Gabriella |
| Dedi Ristori | ... | Anna |
| Anna Maestri | ... | Irene |
| Mariemma Bardi | ... | Gianna |
| Maria Capuzzo | ... | Giulia |
| Isabella Zennaro | ... | Rosa |
| Carlo Mazzarella | ... | Gianetto |
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Mono (Western Electric)Fun Stuff
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For the first 75% of this film, I wasn't particularly interested in the film. Most of the reason was that I found the female leads to be so stupid, as they debased themselves repeatedly to gain the favor of a horrid petty crook. I guess this realistic, as some women do this, but I felt no connection to the characters, so my attention waned.
Fortunately, I did continue watching, because as the film developed further, so did the characters. And, this was all capped off by a dandy ending that I WON'T elaborate on because this would ruin the film.
This film is a Neo-Realistic Italian film, in that most of the actors were apparently not professionals and the subject matter was rather mundane (this is not meant to be an insult--just a comment about the style of film). While I didn't like it nearly as much as De Sica's films of that era, it was well worth watching and better than many other Neo-Realistic films.
FYI--parents should know that although this is an older film, there is some nudity. It's not super explicit, but does occur in the film.