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Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Italian actress (1908-1973)
March 7, 1908 (September 26, 1973)

My Name Is Anna Magnani

V.O.: Io sono Anna Magnani
Bel. 1979. Documentary by Chris Vermorcken with Anna Magnani.
Runtime: 105 min.

Fellini's Roma

V.O.: Roma
It. 1972. Poetic drama by Federico Fellini with Peter Gonzales, Britta Barnes, Fionna Florence. Personal vision of the director on the eternal city, from the discovery he made until the idea he has of its permanence.
Runtime: 120 min.
U.S. 1969. Comedy by Stanley Kramer with Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Hardy Krüger. The inhabitants of an Italian village make sure to hide their supply of wine, which constitutes their only wealth, from the Germans.
Runtime: 138 min.
It. 1966. Moral study by Nanni Loy with Anna Magnani, Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi. Humorous description of some particularities of Italian customs.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1963. Comedy by Claude Autant-Lara with Anna Magnani, Bourvil, Pierre Brasseur. The misadventures of a village grocer who made everyone believe that she received an inheritance.
Runtime: 92 min.
It. 1962. Psychological drama by Pier Paolo Pasolini with Anna Magnani, Franco Citti, Ettore Garofolo. A former prostitute struggles to secure her son's future.
Runtime: 106 min.

The Passionate Thief

V.O.: Risate di gioia
It. 1960. Dramatic comedy by Mario Monicelli with Anna Magnani, Toto, Ben Gazzara. Instead of celebrating New Year's Eve with her wealthy friends, a woman spends the day with a declining actor and a pickpocket.
Runtime: 106 min.
U.S. 1960. Drama by Sidney Lumet with Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward. A wandering musician falls in love with the wife of an disabled shopkeeper.
Runtime: 119 min.

L'Enfer dans la ville

V.O.: Nella città l'inferno
It. 1959. Social drama by Renato Castellani with Anna Magnani, Giulietta Masina, Cristina Gajoni. The lives of some inmates at a women's prison in Rome.
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1958. Psychological drama by George Cukor with Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa. A rancher wants to turn his second wife into a copy of his first wife.
Runtime: 104 min.

The Awakening

V.O.: Suor Letizia
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1955. Dramatic comedy by Daniel Mann with Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan. An Italian emigrant who lives in Florida with her daughter is unable to recover from her husband?s death.
Runtime: 109 min.

We, The Women

V.O.: Siamo donne
It. 1953. Sketches by Alfredo Guarini, Gianni Franciolini, Roberto Rossellini, Luigi Zampa, Luchino Visconti with Ingrid Bergman, Anna Magnani, Alida Valli. Four famous actresses recall a chapter in their lives.
Runtime: 100 min.

Les Chemises rouges

V.O.: Camicie Rosse
It. 1953. History by Goffredo Alessandrini, Francesco Rosi with Anna Magnani, Raf Vallone, Serge Reggiani. An episode of the struggle led by Garibaldi, against the Austrian occupier.
Runtime: 99 min.

The Golden Coach

V.O.: La Carrozza d'Oro
Fr. 1953. Comedy by Jean Renoir with Anna Magnani, Duncan Lamont, Paul Campbell (II). In the 18th century, an actress receives a golden carriage from the viceroy of Peru.
Runtime: 103 min.

Beautiful

V.O.: Bellissima
It. 1952. Psychological drama by Luchino Visconti with Anna Magnani, Tina Apicella, Walter Chiari. A mother makes a thousand efforts to make her child the star of a movie.
Runtime: 90 min.

Volcano

V.O.: Vulcano
It. 1950. Sentimental drama by William Dieterle with Anna Magnani, Rossano Brazzi, Geraldine Brooks. Sent back to her native island by the police, a repentant prostitute is greeted with hostility by the population.
It. 1948. Sketches by Roberto Rossellini with Anna Magnani.
Runtime: 69 min.

Woman Trouble

V.O.: Molti Sogni per le strade
Runtime: 84 min.

Honorable Angelina

V.O.: L'Onorevole Angelina
It. 1947. Comedy by Luigi Zampa with Anna Magnani, Nando Bruno, Ave Ninchi. A mother becomes the spokesperson for the people in her neighbourhood.

Devant lui tremblait tout Rome

V.O.: Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma
It. 1947. War drama by Carmine Gallone with Anna Magnani.

Rome Open City

V.O.: Roma, Citta aperta
It. 1946. War drama by Roberto Rossellini with Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero. Certain aspects of the Italian Resistance during the last world war.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Bandit

V.O.: Il Bandito
It. 1946. Social drama by Alberto Lattuada with Amedeo Nazzari, Anna Magnani, Carla Del Poggio. After returning from a concentration camp, an Italian man revolts at the sight of his family's misfortunes and becomes an outlaw.
Runtime: 79 min.

Un Homme revient

V.O.: Un Uomo ritorna
It. 1946. Moral study by Max Neufeld with Anna Magnani, Gino Cervi, Luisa Poselli.
Runtime: 90 min.

Le Dernier Fiacre

V.O.: L'Ultima Carrozzella
It. 1943. Mores comedy by Mario Mattoli with Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Enzo Fiermonte. A cab driver is falsely accused of stealing a passenger's purse.

Mademoiselle Vendredi

V.O.: Teresa Venerdi
It. 1941. Sentimental comedy by Vittorio De Sica with Vittorio De Sica, Adriana Benetti, Anna Magnani.

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