Movie No. 47 (2015): LE NOTTI DI CABIRIA (Nights of Cabiria)
Nights of Cabiria (a.k.a. Le Notti Di Cabiria) (1957)
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Giulietta Masina
In Italian, with English subtitles
Nights of Cabiria is a tragicomic tale of a naive prostitute with a kind heart. Giulietta Mesina is so effective portraying both innocence while prostituting in night-time Rome. From the way she talks to the way she walks, dance, contorts her face, and move her eyes, hers is a performance that's just awesome. Cabiria's exploits are both comic and dramatic, sometimes filled with tension. We get to know every facet of Cabiria's character by the way she deals with everyone and everything that comes her way. Call it great writing.
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Giulietta Masina
In Italian, with English subtitles
Nights of Cabiria is a tragicomic tale of a naive prostitute with a kind heart. Giulietta Mesina is so effective portraying both innocence while prostituting in night-time Rome. From the way she talks to the way she walks, dance, contorts her face, and move her eyes, hers is a performance that's just awesome. Cabiria's exploits are both comic and dramatic, sometimes filled with tension. We get to know every facet of Cabiria's character by the way she deals with everyone and everything that comes her way. Call it great writing.
What happens to the character is devastating. But the way the narrative is carried out and the manner scenes are framed make the movie a treasure of world cinema.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: August 31, 2014
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