Bellissima (1951) on Netflix
In Rome, Maddalena Cecconi takes her daughter Maria to Cinecittà Studios, where the director Blasetti is choosing a girl to appear in his next film. Other mothers bring their daughters too.
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- IMDb7.7/106,155 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes80%
Trailer
Plot summary
Maddalena Cecconi is a working-class mother in Rome. The director Blasetti is preparing a new film and is looking for a little girl to cast in it. Maddalena takes her daughter Maria Cecconi to Cinecittà Studios to attend the audition, along with other mothers who bring their own daughters. She wants Maria to be selected and to become a star. Her husband is Spartaco Cecconi. She is prepared to sacrifice anything for her daughter, and her efforts to promote Maria grow increasingly frenzied.
Cast
- Vittorina Benvenuti
- Teresa Battaggias Snob Mother
- Gisella Monaldias Door-keeper
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Bellissima (1951)
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- In 2008, Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage included Bellissima on its list of 100 Italian films to be saved, works said to have changed the country's collective memory between 1942 and 1978.
- Following Italian neorealism's habit of casting members of the public, Anna Magnani helped choose non-professionals and approved Gastone Renzelli, a butcher, to play her husband in Bellissima.
