Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria) ()
Cast: Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray
Release Date: October 28, 1957
Runtime: 1 hr. 55 mins.
Genre: Drama
In the role that won her the Best Actress award at Cannes, Giulietta Masina stars as "Cabiria," a tough Roman streetwalker who, after a near-drowning by her pimp boyfriend, is swept off her feet by a square, but sympathetic, accountant... until a final disillusionment. Federico Fellini's showcase for his wife won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film of its year.
Synopsis
In the role that won her the Best Actress award at Cannes, Giulietta Masina stars as "Cabiria," a tough Roman streetwalker who, after a near-drowning by her pimp boyfriend, is swept off her feet by a square, but sympathetic, accountant... until a final disillusionment. Federico Fellini's showcase for his wife won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film of its year.