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Bellissima (1951)
Director: Luchino Visconti
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A curiously sentimental satire on Cinecittà Film Studios, in which half of Rome's adoring mothers stridently cajole their untalented offspring into a studio child-star competition. It rivals most Hollywood-on-Hollywood movies in ironic entertainment value, but the abiding memory is of Magnani at full throttle contributing to quite the noisiest film ever made.Author: PT
Cast & crew
Director: Luchino Visconti
Producer: Salvo D'Angelo
Cast: Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella, Gastone Renzelli, Alessandro Blasetti, Tecla Scarano full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 108 mins
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