September 24, 2008
"Can't you see? She's picking strawverries!"
Anna Magnani is a true delight!
*Review coming soon*
Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella
A mother enrolls her child in a competition for a film part.
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June 28, 2009I've watched only five Visconti films,and I loved them!
Anna Magnani is terrific as a mother who wants her daughter to become an actress. "Bellissima" criticizes the cinema industry in a dramatic way that only a director like Visconti could have done. -
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September 13, 2008A brilliant film on the idea of film-making. My favourite scene was the one in the house where the husband confronts her and we see how amazingly badass the acting of Magnani is. I loved the way the entire situation plays into these idea of what you honour most and shows how flaw...( read more)
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February 2, 2007I love all the films with Anna Magnani. She had not a conventional beauty but I think she was the most beautiful actress I've ever seen!But most of all is one of the greatest actresses in the cinema's story.
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December 19, 2006One of Viscontii;s neo realist films. This film is not as well know as Ossesione or The Leopdard. But is a wonderful film all the same. The film has Magnanai as a mother determined to get her six year old daughter into a film a Romes famous Cincinatti Studio. She plays the uber ...( read more)
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