Oscar winner Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo) stars as a screen-struck mother, convinced that her daughter’s star potential is her ticket to a better life, in a performance that Hollywood legend Bette Davis called “brilliant, uninhibited and full of volcanic, earthy power.” Risking everything in pursuit of her dream, Maddalena (Magnani) finally arranges a screen test for her child, only to realize the cruel reality beneath the shimmering veneer of the filmmaking industry.
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Oscar winner Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo) stars as a screen-struck mother, convinced that her daughter’s star potential is her ticket to a better life, in a performance that Hollywood legend Bette Davis called “brilliant, uninhibited and full of volcanic, earthy power.” Risking everything in pursuit of her dream, Maddalena (Magnani) finally arranges a screen test for her child, only to realize the cruel reality beneath the shimmering veneer of the filmmaking industry.
Cast and crew
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Luchino Visconti
Director -
Anna Magnani
Maddalena Cecconi -
Walter Chiari
Alberto Annovazzi -
Tina Apicella
Maria Cecconi -
Gastone Renzelli
Spartaco Cecconi -
Tecla Scarano
Tilde Spernanzoni -
Lola Braccini
Photographer's Wife -
Arturo Bragaglia
Photographer -
Nora Ricci
Laundry Worker -
Vittorina Benvenuti
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Linda Sini
Mimmetta -
Teresa Battaggi
Snob Mother -
Gisella Monaldi
Door-keeper -
Amalia Pellegrini
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Luciana Ricci
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Giuseppina Arena
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Liliana Mancini
Iris -
Alessandro Blasetti
Self -
Vittorio Musy Glori
Self -
Mario Chiari
Self -
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Self -
George Tapparelli
Self -
Scuola di Ballo del Teatro dell'Opera
Le bambine -
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Della Rai
Themselves - Orchestra -
Coro della Radiotelevisione Italiana
Themselves - Coro -
Cesare Zavattini
Writer -
Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Writer -
Francesco Rosi
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Luchino ViscontiDirectors
Studio
Momentum Pictures LLCStudio
Subtitles
EnglishSubtitles
Released year
2012Released year
Duration
1 h 49 minDuration
Genres
DramaGenres
Writers
Cesare ZavattiniSuso Cecchi D'Amico
Francesco Rosi
Writers
Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Francesco Rosi
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