Angelina (1947)
"L'onorevole Angelina" (original title)

A rowdy woman is so forceful that she outdoes her husband in a loud cry against speculators who refuse poor people entrance to a block of new apartments, built after WW2. Without noticing ... See full summary »

Director:

Luigi Zampa

Writers:

Piero Tellini (story), Suso Cecchi D'Amico (story),

Stars:

Anna Magnani, Nando Bruno, Ave Ninchi

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Magnani	...	Angelina Bianchi
Nando Bruno	...	Pasquale Bianchi
Ave Ninchi	...	Carmela
Ernesto Almirante	...	Luigi
Agnese Dubbini	...	Cesira
Armando Migliari	...	Callisto Garrone
Maria Donati	...	La signora Garrone
Maria Grazia Francia	...	Annetta Bianchi
Vittorio Mottini	...	Roberto
Franco Zeffirelli	...	Filippo Garrone
Gianni Musy	...	Libero Bianchi (as Gianni Glori)
Ughetto Bertucci	...	Benedetto Zampaglione (as Ugo Bertucci)
Anita Angius	...	Adriana Bianchi
Aristide Baghetti
Gino Cavalieri

Storyline

A rowdy woman is so forceful that she outdoes her husband in a loud cry against speculators who refuse poor people entrance to a block of new apartments, built after WW2. Without noticing it, she starts a people's movement, and leads a march to the capital. She returns to her village a winner, an honourable MP. Yet, she is still the same simple, fiery woman, able to get in a hair-pulling brawl with the local barmaid for the affection of her man.

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Plot Keywords:

post war | lower class | class differences | political intrigue | poverty | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

12 November 1947 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Angelina

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lux Film, Ora Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Of Life and Love (1953)

User Reviews

A nobody woman becomes an MP, or the story of post-war Italy.

After WW2, the people in the street (actually, for there was no housing available) suffered a lot, and so did Angelina and her family, and her neighbours. In 1947, in a realistic setting, Zampa filmed her loved actress, Anna Magnani with so much affection that you can feel it. B&W drama, with moments of inescapable comic relief, will have you routing for the rowdy woman with so few education, and so much humanity, and passion, in her... ***** performance, and a sample of what a mature sexy Latino woman looked like then.