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Plot

Anna Magnani won Best Actress at the 1947 Venice Film Festival for her stirring comic performance in this charming film, which she co-wrote with director Luigi Zampa, Suso Cecchio D'Amico, and Piero Tellini. Magnani portrays Angelina, an impoverished housewife who begins a passionate battle to improve the standard of living in her slum neighborhood in the days following World War II. The problems of flooding, suitable housing and other hardships take a backseat to Magnani's whirlwind energy and courage, but she and Zampa never forget the warmth behind the humor.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
90min.
Distributor(s):
Président Films, Pr?sident Films
Director(s):
Luigi Zampa
Starring:
Anna Magnani , Nando Bruno , Ave Ninchi
Keywords:
against-the-system,conflict,homemaker,neighbor,neighborhood,poverty,sexism
Country of Origin:
Italy (11-12-1947)
Language:
Italian