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Bellissima (1951)

Director: Luchino Visconti

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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.

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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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