Acting
Anna Magnani
Born March 7, 1908 · Rome, Italy
Died September 26, 1973 · aged 65
Anna Magnani (pronounced: mahn-YANEE; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian stage and film actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, along with four other international awards, for her portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo. Born in Rome to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother, she worked her way through Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art by singing at night clubs.…
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Rome, Open City · 1945Rome, Open City
★ 8.01945
MovieDramaWar
During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.
Roma · 1972Roma
★ 7.31972
MovieComedyDrama
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
Mamma Roma · 1962Mamma Roma
★ 7.91962
MovieDrama
After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable middle-class life and reestablish contact with the 16-year-old son she abandoned when he was an infant. But her former pimp threatens to expose her sordid past, and her troubled son seems destined to fall into a life of crime and violence.
The Secret of Santa Vittoria · 1970The Secret of Santa Vittoria
★ 6.91970
MovieComedyDrama
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Princess Tarakanova · 1938Princess Tarakanova
★ 10.01938
MovieDramaHistory
Italian version of 'Princess Tarakanova'. A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.
The Fugitive Kind · 1960The Fugitive Kind
★ 6.91960
MovieRomanceDrama
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
The Rose Tattoo · 1955The Rose Tattoo
★ 6.91955
MovieDramaRomance
A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage · 1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
★ 9.01994
MovieDocumentary
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Night of the Iguana, The (1964), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV). Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.
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Princess Tarakanova · 1938Princess Tarakanova
★ 10.01938
MovieDramaHistory
Italian version of 'Princess Tarakanova'. A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.
Marietta, la cameriera
The Rose Tattoo · 1955The Rose Tattoo
★ 6.91955
MovieDramaRomance
A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
Serafina Delle Rose
The Passionate Thief · 1960The Passionate Thief
★ 6.91960
MovieComedy
On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.
Gioia 'Tortorella' Fabbricotti
Made in Italy · 1965Made in Italy
★ 6.11965
MovieComedy
A group of Italians take a flight to Sweden: among them there are the tourists, and the immigrants.
Adelina (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 3")
L'Amore · 1948L'Amore
★ 6.71948
MovieDrama
L'Amore ('Love') is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau's 1929 play of the same title, and The Miracle (Il miracolo), based on Ramón del Valle-Inclán's 1904 novel Flor de santidad.
Woman on the Phone (segment "Una voce umana") / Nannina (segment "Il miracolo")












