Friday, 12 December 2014

The perils of love

Nights of Cabiria (1957)

Directed by Federico Fellini this film stars Giulietta Masina, Francois Perier, Amedeo Nazzari and Franca Marzi. After being robbed and nearly drowned by her boyfriend a prostitute slowly opens up to the idea of companionship again.

The plot of this film is a great tale about the human desire for love and the cycle of disappointment it can bring. Without spoiling things too much you can see the ending coming a mile off and have to watch in horror as events slowly march to their inevitable conclusion. Compared to some of Fellini's other films maybe the direction here is a little more standard but this is still a film well worth watching.


4/5

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