Nights of Cabiria

Also known as Le notti di Cabiria

1957 film by Federico Fellini

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Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

Released: 1957-10-03110 minDir: Federico FelliniDrama, ComedyBox office: $752,045

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Cast

Giulietta Masina as Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli
François Périer as Oscar D'Onofrio
Franca Marzi as Wanda
Amedeo Nazzari as Alberto Lazzari
Aldo Silvani as The wizard
Dorian Gray as Jessy

Themes

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Article

Nights Of Cabiria (Italian: Le notti di Cabiria) is a 1957 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The film features Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a kind-hearted sex worker living in Rome and her adventures and misfortunes trying to find happiness. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. The film is based on a story by Fellini, who expanded it into a screenplay along with his co-writers Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

In addition to the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Giulietta Masina, Nights of Cabiria won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This marked the second consecutive year that both Italy and Fellini won the award, following the previous year's win for La Strada, which also featured Masina.