The Rose Tattoo (1955)
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Cast
as Serafina Delle Rose
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
as Rosa Delle Rose
as Jack Hunter
as Estelle Hohengarten
as Bessie
as Father De Leo
as Assunta
as Flora
as Schoolteacher
as Peppina
as Guiseppina
as Mariella
as The Strega
as Miss Mangiacavallo
as Pop Mangiacavallo
as Grandma Mangiacavallo
as Mamma Shigura
as Taxi Driver
as Violetta
as Taxi Driver
as Rosario Delle Rose
as Violetta
as Doctor
as Salvatore
as Cashier
as Mario
Critic Reviews for The Rose Tattoo
All Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
To conform to the Code, Daniel Mann's version scaled down the raw sexuality in Tennessee Williams' play. In the original work, it was raw passion, but in the film desire is approved only if it leads to marriage.
Anna Magnani shines ... but the stagebound feel of the film, and especially some wretched overacting by Burt Lancaster, almost sink it.
Audience Reviews for The Rose Tattoo
Anna Magnani is fabulous in whatever she appears in. With Lancaster it is touch and go. Call this one a middling effort. the film is likely held back by society norms as to what should and should not appear in a film. Overdue perhaps for a reboot.
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Burt Lancaster may get top billing but the real star of this film is the incomparable Anna Magnani. What a performance!
Super Reviewer
Tennessee Williams wrote this play for Magnani, so it's no surprise that she shines in this role. Rather than trademark decadence, this South focuses on the Sicilian immigrant experience. The script reads authentically and Magnani's performance lends further credibility to Sicilian views of family, gender roles and honor. Lancaster hasn't been in a goofier or over-acted role, yet his rendering is appropriately clownesque. For once, Williams brings happiness out of the darkness.
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