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Summary: Makes Sweet Charity look so trite
Review: Giulietta Masina has often been compared to Charlie Chaplin, but I tend to favor the argument that she is like an Italian neo-realist Lucille Ball. All you have to do is watch the scene when the tiny Cabiria is dancing the nightclub, kicky her legs up and smiling away to feel the energy and comic timing that the late Ball put into her various Lucy characters. Nights of Cabiria is truly one of Fellini's best films. It's touching and humorous and beautifully acted. If some of the scenes look familiar, it's because they were done almost shot-for-shot in the American musical remake, "Sweet Charity." However, "Nights of Cabiria" is a much better film than Charity ever was. As much as I like Shirley MacClaine, she really doesn't caputure the essence of the small, plucky prostitute like Masina does. MacClaine plays Charity like a slightly retarded shrinking violet, whereas Masina is small but tough. Just look at the scene when she walks between the two much taller prostitutes and has a look on her face just daring them to say anything. Masina is brilliant in her role. If Cheri Oteri proved herself as a dramatic actress, she'd probably be the best choice to play Cabiria nowadays in a remake. One of the most moving sequences in the film is the one that caused so much controversy and was cut out of the film for almost 40 years: the man with the sack sequence. In it, Cabiria faces what may become of her in the future and it's a sober reality. This is one of the best moments onscreen. Definitely worth the rental.
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Summary: An Excellent Movie
Review: Fellini creates a real classic for the first 80 minutes of this. His sense for "poetry" is in full evidence. The characters, settings, and situations will stay with you forever. However, the ending is not entirely satisfactory. It reflects Fellini's then-belief in "neorealism". And, like many neo-realistic films, it won't make you feel good. Which is why I see this as a brilliant warm-up exercise to "La Dolce Vita", which explores some of the same themes. The print on this DVD is wonderful. The extras are quite nice. The interviews with Domenick deLoche and Dino deLaurentis are wonderful, and had me laughing out loud about this wonderful man, Fellini.
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Summary: cabiria's dream
Review: My favorite Fellini movie. The scene in the the theater where Cabiria agrees (after her initial endearing cantankerousness) to undergo the magician's "spell" is a gem of tonal shift; reminiscent of Baptiste Debureau's first mime appearance in Carne's Children of Paradise, and (probably not so coincidently) Woody Allen's wacky theatrical hypnotism scene in Curse of the Jade Scorpion. Giulietta Masina is entrancing as always. To top it off, the musical score by Nino Rota is haunting and whimsical.
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Summary: one of the great characters
Review: cabiria is one of the few truly great female characters in film, right up there with swanson's norma desmond. my only quibble with this film is that masima sometimes goes over the top in her portrayal of this gutter girl. the great accomplishment of the film is that it doesn't succumb to the obvious sentimentality it would be all too easy to fall into. to show a prostitute with the heart of an angel is really an achievement, when you think about it.
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Summary: A message of hope in a troubling world
Review: In Nights of Cabiria, directed by Federico Fellini, we follow a few days in the life of a prostitute in Italy. We see her shortcomings, and problems, and how she continues to go on with hope. We first see how men use her, her boyfriend steals her purse, and leaves her. An actor invites her to his house, but when his girlfriend shows up, he forgets about her. She goes to a religious shrine, but her prayers are unanswered. A man she meets befriends her, and soon they are engaged to be married. Will this relationship end like the others? If you like personal stories of struggle and hope then you will love this film. The film displays Italian life realistically, showing the happy times with friends, and the sad unfortunate truth of deceptive people. The acting is very good, as is direction. The story didn't really appear to my tastes, with all the tragic romance, but I recommend this to any fans of those types of films. 3 stars.
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Summary: Thought provoking for days!
Review: I have been a Fellini fan since 1974, but somehow missed "Nights of Cabria", until I ordered it from Amazon[.com]. After viewing the movie three times, I look at the DVD cover as I pass by, and can't help how Cabiria is doing. I was captivated by her resilience to defeat, and the desire for life. Her example of strength to go back into the hurricane of life, again and again, is the piece you need to carry in your side pocket.
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Summary: Brilliant and beautiful...
Review: i've never really been much of a Fellini fan, but i happened upon this film a few years ago, and was stunned at the sheer beauty of it.
Fellini's tale of Cabiria- a saucy, hard-as-nails (but tenderhearted) prostitute yearning for a better life- is beautiful, brilliant, stunning, heartbreaking, and simply exhilarating.
it is impossible to be let down by this perfect work of art.
Guilietta Masina is absolutely WONDERFUL.
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Summary: The Last of the Cinematic Magicians
Review: Federico Fellini - il Maestro - was perhaps the most well know cinematic magicians, and we'll never see the likes of him again; mainly because the business side of cinema today couldn't quantify therefore qualify his absurd, beautiful, expressionistic, impressionistic, surrealist, fantastical, neo-realistic body of work. Even this film would have trouble getting financing behind in today's cgi over story world of cinema. This film, Nights of Cabiria, is one of his early masterpieces when he was working at the height of his powers, before the pressures of international fame asked him to totally eschew his neo-realist roots and subcome to his ever wonderful dreams. To enjoy Fellini is to enjoy to sweet myserties of life, this film is just one of the clues.
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Summary: Too beautiful to be true.A masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is one oh the most wonderful and touching movie I`ve ever seen.If you liked La Strada and La Dolce Vita youy WILL LOVE Nights of Cabiria.Rome at night, a very nostalgic but a little bit sad music will capture you for ever. Once again you can see Giulietta Masina`s great performance.Charming, cute, funny and she expreses the everyday life feelings so well.
I won`t talk about the movie`s story so I let you to your surprise and believe me you WON`T be dissapointed.
Ready to cry *AND* laugh?
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Summary: Giulietta Masina rocks
Review: There are many Fellini films that I love, but this is the one I like seeing over and over. The fact that it's built around a cliche -- the hooker with a heart of gold -- shouldn't turn you off. There's more soul in this movie than you or I probably deserve. The DVD transfer is extremely well done; I've never seen the black-and-whites of this film look so good. And I've always had a raging crush on Giulietta Masina, circa late '50s/early '60s. So will you. Trust me on this one. She's luminous.
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