The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 679 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
884 audience votes
Key crew
- Federico FelliniDirector
- Federico FelliniScreenplay
- Ennio FlaianoScreenplay
- Tullio PinelliScreenplay
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
- Pier Paolo PasoliniScreenplay
- Brunello RondiWriter
Cast
- Giulietta MasinaMaria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli
- François PérierOscar D'Onofrio
- Franca MarziWanda
- Amedeo NazzariAlberto Lazzari
- Aldo SilvaniThe wizard
- Dorian GrayJessy
- Ennio GirolamiAmleto, 'il magnaccia'
- Mario PassanteUncle of Amleto
- Franco BalducciSpectator on the Stage of the Cinema (uncredited)
- Ciccio BarbiMan on the Stage (uncredited)
- Luciano BonanniMan in Black Suit at the Edge of the River (uncredited)
- Leo CatozzoMan with the Sack (uncredited)
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Themes
rome, italyoptimismhousetragedypovertyprostitutionheartbreakrescue from drowningostia italyshrinehypnotistrailway station
The Best Movies of the 1950s
Nights of Cabiria is #24 of 60
