Released Date:
1957-05-26
Languages:
Italian
Countries:
Italy, France
Runtime:
110 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
8.3 (23604 Reviews)
Director:
Federico FelliniGenres:
DramaFederico Fellini (screenplay)
Ennio Flaiano (story)
Tullio Pinelli (story)
Pier Paolo Pasolini (screenplay)
Federico Fellini (story)
Maria Molinari (novel)
Cabiria is a wide-eyed waif, a streetwalker living in a poor section of Rome where she owns her little house, has a bank account, and dreams of a miracle. We follow her nights (and days): a boyfriend steals 40,000 lire from her and nearly drowns her, a movie star on the Via Veneto takes her home with him, at a local shrine she seeks the Madonna's intercession, then she meets an accountant who's seen her, hypnotized on a vaudeville stage, acting out her heart's longings. He courts her. Is it fate that led to their meeting? Is this finally a man who appreciates her for who she is?
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