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Bellissima
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Bellissima is an Italian black-and-white drama film released in 1951. Directed by Luchino Visconti, the movie features a screenplay by Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Francesco Rosi, Luchino Visconti, and Cesare Zavattini. The cast includes Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tecla Scarano, and Arturo Bragaglia. The narrative is set in Rome and explores themes related to the working class and single mothers.
The film has a runtime of 115 minutes according to one source, while another lists it as 108 minutes. It was distributed via video on demand and produced by Film Bellissima. Musical composition was handled by Franco Mannino, with Piero Portalupi serving as director of photography and Mario Serandrei as film editor. Piero Tosi designed the costumes. The work is described in the source 100 Italian films to be saved and has received review scores of 7.7/10 and 80%.
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Cast
- Anna Magnani as Maddalena Cecconi
- Walter Chiari as Alberto Annovazzi
- Tina Apicella as Maria Cecconi
- Gastone Renzelli as Spartaco Cecconi
- Tecla Scarano as Tilde Spernanzoni
- Lola Braccini as Photographer's Wife
Themes
- rome, italy
- satire
- working class
- single mother
- audition
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Screenwriter
- Cesare Zavattini
- Cast member
- Luigi Filippo D'Amico
- Composer
- Franco Mannino
- Cinematographer
- Piero Portalupi
- Narrative location
- Rome
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 258955
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Magnani+bimba bellissima.jpg
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- publication date
- 1951-01-01
- film editor
- Mario Serandrei
- title
- Bellissima
- Commons category
- Bellissima
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 80%
- described by source
- 100 Italian films to be saved
- costume designer
- Piero Tosi
Sources (11)
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