Synopsis
Cabiria is a wide-eyed waif, a streetwalker living in a poor section of Rome where she owns her little house, has a bank account, and dreams of a miracle. We follow her nights (and days): a boyfriend steals 40,000 lire from her and nearly drowns her, a movie star on the Via Veneto takes her home with him, at a local shrine she seeks the Madonna's intercession, then she meets an accountant who's seen her, hypnotized on a vaudeville stage, acting out her heart's longings. He courts her. Is it fate that led to their meeting? Is this finally a man who appreciates her for who she is?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Les Films Marceau
- Foreign production company : Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIOCANAL
- French distribution : Les Films Marceau
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriters : Ennio Flaiano, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli
- Dialogue Writer : Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Directors of Photography : Aldo Tonti, Otello Martelli
- Assistant Director : Dominique Delouche
- Editor : Leo Catozzo
- Foreign Producer : Dino De Laurentiis
- Co-producer : Edmond Tenoudji
- Production Designer : Piero Gherardi
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Prostitution
- Production language : Italian, French
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France