Bellissima (film)
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| Bellissima | |
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| Image:Bellissima poster.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Luchino Visconti |
| Written by | Cesare Zavattini Suso Cecchi D'Amico Francesco Rosi Luchino Visconti |
| Starring | Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella Gastone Renzelli Tecla Scarano Arturo Bragaglia Alessandro Blasetti |
| Music by | Franco Mannino, inspired by Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore |
| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi |
| Editing by | Mario Serandrei |
| Release date(s) | Image:Flag of Italy.svg 27 December, 1951 Image:Flag of the United States.svg 15 May, 1953 |
| Running time | 115 Min. There are shorter versions in UK and USA |
| Country | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| IMDb profile | |
Bellissima is an Italian neorealism 1951 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti. The film is about and was shot at Cinecittà. Alessandro Blasetti appears himself as film director. Bellissima is a satire of film industry, and centers around a mother and daughter pair. Maddalena (Anna Magnani) is a stage mother who drags her daughter (Tina Apicella) to Cinecittà for the "Prettiest Girl in Rome" contest.
[edit] Cast
- Anna Magnani - Maddalena Cecconi
- Walter Chiari - Alberto Annovazzi
- Tina Apicella - Maria Cecconi
- Gastone Renzelli - Spartaco Cecconi
- Tecla Scarano - Tilde Spernanzoni
- Lola Braccini - The wife of the photographer
- Anton Giulio Bragaglia - The photographer
- Nora Ricci - The laundry girl
- Vittorina Benvenuti
- Linda Sini - Mimmetta
- Teresa Battaggi - The snob mother
- Gisella Monaldi - The concierge
- Amalia Pellegrini
[edit] Awards
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nastro d'Argento
- Winner: Best Actress (Migliore Attrice)- Anna Magnani
[edit] External links
- Bellissima (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Great French site about Visconti: http://emmanuel.denis.free.fr/visconti.html
- Pauline Kael's review : http://www.geocities.com/paulinekaelreviews/b3.html
- DVDbeaver review: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews32/bellissima.htm
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