Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi, Amedeo Nazzari, Aldo Silvani, Dorian Gray, Ennio Girolami, Mario Passante, Franco Balducci, Ciccio Barbi, Luciano Bonanni, Leo Catozzo, Mimmo Poli, Dominique Delouche, Franco Fabrizi
Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.
This is a superb vehicle for a very much on-form Giulietta Masina in the title role. She is a lady of the night whom we see, right at the start, being shoved into the river by her robber boyfriend and left to drown. Rescued thanks to an alert local urchin and a few locals. she is shaken but largely undeterred! From now on, we follow her on her continuing escapades as she defiantly refuses to give ...