Nights of Cabiria (1957)
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Reviews Counted: 37 Fresh: 36 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Synopsis:
Federico Fellini's classic drama, NIGHTS OF CABIRIA, is about a childlike prostitute who remains curiously unsullied by the brutal world she inhabits, even as the love and respectability she seeks elude her. Guilietta Masina plays Cabiria, a wide-eyed waif, a streetwalker living in a poor... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Amedeo Nazzari, Francois Perier, Dorian Gray, Pina Gualandri
Director: Federico Fellini
Screenwriter: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Tullio Pinelli
Composer: Nino Rota
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Tullio Pinelli
Composer: Nino Rota
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
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Reviews
Giulietta Masina's performance...is easily one of the best in the history of screen acting
09/11/06 11:15 AM
Fellini's masterpiece, which won the Foreign-Language Oscar, features Giulietta Masina (Fellini's wife) in her most heart-breaking performances, playing a naive prostitute who endures an endless series of devastating misfortunes with her soul intact.
09/06/06 01:08 AM
Giulietta Masina's finest hour, and perhaps husband Federico Fellini's as well.
08/29/06 04:46 PM
Straightforward depiction of a lonely woman's desperate plight and inability to deal with evil and conniving men.
07/22/06 10:08 PM
In 1957, Fellini was still as indebted to neo-realism as to surrealism, and this melancholy tale of a prostitute working the outskirts of Rome is notable for its straightforward depiction of destitution.
01/26/06 03:16 AM
What makes the character so poignant is that her final fortification is not her street wisdom -- that's all surface -- but her innocence. Her ultimate protection is our sympathy for her.
07/21/05 03:44 AM
Top Critic Even in the mutilated version of the film, Masina shone and sparkled in her shabby role.
05/19/05 05:56 PM
Top Critic Nights of Cabiria is a heartbreaking foray into the breezy Roma evenings, a tragic portrayal of empty hopes, frustration, and shattered pride.
02/04/04 02:27 PM
Ingênua, romântica e sempre esperançosa, Cabíria é a personagem definitiva de Giulietta Masina e também uma das mais marcantes da filmografia de Fellini, que constrói um filme comovente e incrivelmente revelador sobre a força da natureza humana.
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08/06/03 11:18 PM
This Academy Award-winner for Best Foreign Film is always cited as one of Fellini’s greatest.
03/10/03 08:59 AM
Cabiria's story is indeed heartrending, but neither director nor actress allow her time for self-pity.
03/05/02 08:03 AM
One of the all-time greats is back on the big screen where it belongs.
12/10/01 06:23 PM
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