Nights of Cabiria (1957)

Highly Recommended

Italy/France

Feature Film

Original Title: Le notti di Cabiria

Director: Federico Fellini

Writers: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Maria Molinari

Cinematographer: Aldo Tonti

Composer: Nino Rota

Cast: Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray, Aldo Silvani, Ennio Girolami, Mario Passante, Christian Tassou, Amedeo Nazzari

The delightful Masina is quite outstanding as the titular Chaplinesque prostitute whose misadventures in high and low Roman culture we follow over a series of nights, in this movingly played and beautifully shot episodic film from Fellini, which manages to both tickle the funny bone and touch the emotions, whilst also providing moments of genuine insight. Iain.Stott