Nights of Cabiria

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Nights of Cabiria ★★★½ Le Notti de Cabiria; Cabiria 1957

Fellini classic which details the personal decline of a naive prostitute who thinks she's found true love. In Italian with English subtitles or dubbed. Basis for the musical “Sweet Charity.” 117m/B VHS, DVD . IT Giulietta Masina, Amedeo Nazzari, Francois Perier, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray, Aldo Silvani, Ennio Girolami; D: Federico Fellini; W: Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano; C: Aldo Tonti; M: Nino Rota. Oscars ‘57: Foreign Film; Cannes ‘57: Actress (Masina).

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