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Nights Of Cabiria (1957)
Topic Started: Nov 24 2007, 04:17 PM (190 Views)
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The Critierion packaging did a better job of describing the film than I could: "A naive prostitute searches for true love in the seediest sections of Rome."

Giulietta Masina (1921-1994) won the Best Actress award at Cannes for starring in this film, which itself won the Oscar as Best Foreign Language film. She's absolutely stunning in this film as the prostitute who, despite everything, sees the blessings of what she's got and hopes for True Romance while trapped in the squalor of her surroundings. "I never slept under the archway" (with the homeless) she boasts. "Well, maybe once. Or twice." She's in virtually every scene, and the film begins with her boyfriend trying to kill her and steal what little money she has; the film ends with her hoping she's found her true love at last, but whatever happens, her despair never lasts very long. She's charming and unforgettable, and very much the character is the female Chaplin that director Frederico Fellini intended her to be. She even gets to do a crazy dance in a nightclub! I enjoyed this film very much (obviously, I'm looking back through some of my unwatched Criterions; this has been on DVD for years) and the print here is stunning. It also includes a 7-min. segment previously censored by the Catholic Church, and when you see the segment, you'll be floored at what was cut and why (it was cut for NONE of the reasons you might think).

A wonderful film with an incredible performance by Ms. Masina.
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This sounds like a good one, LG, I'm adding it to the list.
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