...and the Wild Wild Women

After those two extraordinary roles, Gelsomina in "La Strada"(1954) and Cabiria in "The Nights of Cabiria"(1957), Masina becomes Lina, a young and very naive provincial girl (almost like her in real life, being born North of Bologna, in San Giorgio di Piano). This Lina, similar to Cabiria, being in love with a crook, gets to jail. There she will meet the very experienced Egle (Magnani). Magnani is truly unique in the history of the cinema. So is Masina. All the other actresses are natural and worthy of attention. But the two M's are really explosive. In the short role of the crook, an almost unrecognizable Alberto Sordi, the giant of the cinematic comedy world.