L'onorevole Angelina

19471947
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

479

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

105,574

33,409

Comedy Drama

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... Read allA 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 vil... Read allA 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 g... Read all

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

479

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

105,574

33,409

Director
- Luigi Zampa
Writers
- Piero Tellini(story)
- Suso Cecchi D'Amico(story)
- Luigi Zampa(story)
Stars

Top credits

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Photos

Anna Magnani in L'onorevole Angelina (1947)

Trivia
This film's earliest documented USA telecast took place in New York City Saturday 3 June 1950 on WOR (Channel 9).

Connections
Referenced in Meidän naisemme (1953)

User reviews3

Review

Featured review

10/10

Anna Magnani as a rebel with a cause

A stunning surprise. Luigi Zampa, the director, is not one of the names you usually hear when "the best Italian cinema" is discussed and yet, look at this movie. From the opening sequence in which Angelina and her husband spend a sleepless night trying to find a way to feed their children, the film grabs you with a truth that's part neo-realistic part pure poetry. Anna Magnani is sensational, allowing her character to wear all those elements that made Magnani famous - feisty, truthful and strong - with a soft, loving side that makes the character one of the most endearing of her illustrious career. As a trivia note, the young romantic lead is played by Franco Zeffirelli.How strange that now, 60 years later, nobody in Italy could make a film with the artistry and the humanity of this one. Framed by a poet told by someone who truly understood the language of cinema. Shame on me, a Roman from Rome who hadn't seen this film. I bet we're legions. I urge you, rent it, buy it, watch it.

helpful•27