Bellissima centers on a working-class mother in Rome, Maddalena, who drags her young daughter to Cinecittà Studios to attend an audition for a new film by Alessandro Blasetti. Maddalena's efforts to promote her daughter grow increasingly frenzied.
Alessandro Blasetti, a contemporary film director, appears as himself. Keeping in with the tradition of Italian neorealism a number of roles went to members of the public.[citation needed] Magnani played a part in their selection, approving of Gastone Renzelli a butcher who was cast as her husband.[3]
The film's sets were designed by Gianni Polidori. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios, which appear prominently in the film. It was not a box office success.[4]
bellissima, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, bellissima, film, news, newspapers, books, scholar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bellissima film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Bellissima is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Anna Magnani Walter Chiari and Tecla Scarano 1 In 2008 the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage s 100 Italian films to be saved a list of 100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978 2 BellissimaTheatrical release posterDirected byLuchino ViscontiWritten byCesare ZavattiniSuso Cecchi d AmicoFrancesco RosiLuchino ViscontiProduced bySalvo D AngeloStarringAnna MagnaniWalter ChiariTina ApicellaGastone RenzelliTecla ScaranoArturo BragagliaAlessandro BlasettiCinematographyPiero PortalupiEdited byMario SerandreiMusic byFranco Mannino inspired by Donizetti s L elisir d amoreProductioncompanyFilm BellissimaDistributed byCEI IncomRelease date27 December 1951 1951 12 27 Running time115 minutes release version CountryItalyLanguageItalian Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Awards 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksPlot editBellissima centers on a working class mother in Rome Maddalena who drags her young daughter to Cinecitta Studios to attend an audition for a new film by Alessandro Blasetti Maddalena s efforts to promote her daughter grow increasingly frenzied Cast editAnna Magnani as Maddalena Cecconi Walter Chiari as Alberto Annovazzi Tina Apicella as Maria Cecconi Gastone Renzelli as Spartaco Cecconi Tecla Scarano as Tilde Spernanzoni Lola Braccini as the photographer s wife Arturo Bragaglia as the photographer Nora Ricci as the laundry girl Vittorina Benvenuti Linda Sini as Mimmetta Teresa Battaggi as a mother Gisella Monaldi as a concierge Amalia Pellegrini Corrado Mantoni as radio announcerProduction editAlessandro Blasetti a contemporary film director appears as himself Keeping in with the tradition of Italian neorealism a number of roles went to members of the public citation needed Magnani played a part in their selection approving of Gastone Renzelli a butcher who was cast as her husband 3 The film s sets were designed by Gianni Polidori It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios which appear prominently in the film It was not a box office success 4 Awards editNastro d Argento for Best Actress Anna MagnaniReferences edit Nowell Smith Geoffrey 2019 Luchino Visconti Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 9781838716974 Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera www corriere it Retrieved 2021 03 11 Gundle p 3 Gundle p 4Bibliography editGundle Stephen Fame Amid the Ruins Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism Berghahn Books 2019 External links editBellissima at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about a comedy drama film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bellissima film amp oldid 1222722260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
