Nights of Cabiria
1957 · Movie · 110 min. · Italy
Cabiria is a wide-eyed waif, a streetwalker living in a poor section of Rome where she owns her little house, has a bank account, and dreams of a miracle. We follow her nights (and days): a boyfriend steals 40,000 lire from her and nearly drowns her, a movie star on the Via Veneto takes her home with him, at a local shrine she seeks the Madonna's intercession, then she meets an accountant who's seen her, hypnotized on a vaudeville stage, acting out her heart's longings. He courts her. Is it fate that led to their meeting? Is this finally a man who appreciates her for who she is?
Direction Federico Fellini
Cast Giulietta Masina · François Périer · Amedeo Nazzari · Aldo Silvani · Franca Marzi · Ennio Girolami · Mario Passante · Dorian Gray · Franco Fabrizi
Soundtrack Nino Rota
Screenplay Federico Fellini · Ennio Flaiano · Tullio Pinelli
Cinematography Aldo Tonti
Original title Le notti di Cabiria
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