"Nights of Cabiria" by Federico Fellini

Cinema

The film is about Cabiria, a young woman who has decided to be a prostitute to survive the extreme poverty. She has none of those characteristics, she is on the contrary a frail woman who searches for true love in vain.
Amongst the various awards:
Cannes Film Festival 1957: Best Actress, Giulietta Masina; OCIC Award - Special Mention, Federico Fellini
David di Donatello Awards, 1957: Best Director, Federico Fellini
Academy Awards 1958: Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film
Silver Ribbon 1958: Best Director, Federico Fellini; Best Actress, Giulietta Masina; Best Supporting Actress, Franca Marzi.

Screenings:
2nd July h 12:30am
6th July h 10:00am

Nights of Cabiria
Directed by Federico Fellini
Screenplay by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini
Story by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli
Starring Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray, Amedeo Nazzari
Music by Nino Rota
Cinematography Aldo Tonti, Otello Martelli
Edited by Leo Cattozzo
Italy / France, 1957
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from 02/07/2017 to 06/07/2017
The screening is part of “FELLINI, FOOD & GIULIETTA”, a celebration of the great Italian director inside the National Art Festival which also includes:
La strada” (1st July h 11,30am and 4th July h 10:00am)
exhibition “Food in the drawings by Federico Fellini” (from 29th June to 9th July)
screening of the two documentaries accompanying the exibit, “Food in the cinema by Fellini” by Giuseppe Ricci and “Long Journey” by Andrej Khrzhanovskij (3rd July h 10:00am and 5th July h 12:30am)
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