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Bellissima

Bellissima1952

★7.7115 minDrama

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

Director

Luchino Visconti

Writer

Luchino Visconti Suso Cecchi d'Amico Francesco Rosi Cesare Zavattini

Score

Franco Mannino Gaetano Donizetti

Stars

Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella

Cast33

Anna Magnani
as Maddalena Cecconi
Walter Chiari
as Alberto Annovazzi
Tina Apicella
as Maria Cecconi
Gastone Renzelli
as Spartaco Cecconi
Tecla Scarano
as Tilde Spernanzoni
Lola Braccini
as Photographer's Wife
Arturo Bragaglia
as Photographer
Nora Ricci
as Laundry Worker
V
Vittorina Benvenuti
Linda Sini
as Mimmetta
T
Teresa Battaggi
as Snob Mother
G
Gisella Monaldi
as Door-keeper
Amalia Pellegrini
L
Luciana Ricci
G
Giuseppina Arena
L
Liliana Mancini
as Iris
Alessandro Blasetti
as Self
V
Vittorio Musy Glori
as Self
M
Mario Chiari
as Self
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
as Self
G
George Tapparelli
as Self
L
Luciano Caruso
as (uncredited)
M
Michele Di Giulio
as (uncredited)
Mario Donatone
as (uncredited)
F
Franco Ferrara
as Il Direttore d'Orchestra della R.A.I. (uncredited)
Iolanda Fortini
as Mother at Cinecittà (uncredited)
P
Pietro Fumelli
as (uncredited)
Corrado
as Announcer (uncredited)
L
Lilly Marchi
as (uncredited)
G
Guido Martufi
as Young Boy at Hair-Dresser's Shop (uncredited)
A
Anna Nighel
as (uncredited)
L
Lina Rossoni
as (uncredited)
Sonia Scotti
as Young Girl (uncredited)

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