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A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 17 wins & 7 nominations total
François Périer
- Oscar D'Onofrio
- (as François Perier)
Ciccio Barbi
- Man on the Stage
- (uncredited)
Luciano Bonanni
- Pascello
- (uncredited)
Loretta Capitoli
- Rosy
- (uncredited)
Amerigo Castrighella
- Hypnotised man
- (uncredited)
Leo Catozzo
- The Man with the Sack
- (uncredited)
Dominique Delouche
- Priest with the Flag
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFederico Fellini cast film editor Leo Catozzo as the "man with the sack" and wanted to keep that sequence in the release print over the objections of producer Dino De Laurentiis. De Laurentiis thought the scene slowed the film down and finally resorted to stealing the scene from the editing room. According to DeLaurentiis, about 5-7 years after its original release, Fellini rang him and begged to get the scene back, so he could restore it. As the movie had now achieved a classic status, the producer agreed.
- GoofsWhen the pilgrims pass Cabiria in the night, there is a closeup of the naked feet of the women. On the following wide shot, the women are wearing shoes.
- Quotes
Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli: [in Italian]
[to Oscar]
Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli: Guess there's some justice in the world. You suffer, you go through hell. Then happiness comes along or everyone.
- Alternate versionsNights of Cabiria has been available in videos in the original version. The Rialto Pictures 1998 version, released in theaters in 1998, restores a scene showing a mystery man with a sack delivering food and blankets to people sheltered in holes. The 1998 version restored picture and sound, has a new translation, and is available from The Criterion Collection (DVD) and Homevision Cinema (DVD). Update 2019: The film has been restored in 4K from the interpositive and is now available for the first time on home video in a Blu Ray version that is comparable to a good 35mm print.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Decoy: Ladies Man (1958)
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...alongside La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2 and Amarcord. Fellini's films are not for everybody perhaps, but I admire them how well made made and directed they are, some of them like Amarcord and the peacock in the snow have breathtakingly beautiful images that stay long in the mind, for his choices in composers and actors, for his deliberately paced and sometimes ambitious stories(8 1/2 is especially true of this) and also that the characters are not always what they seem at first glance. Nights of Cabiria I have seen before criticised as grating, sentimental and self-indulgent(the latter being a criticism of Fellini's films in general and him also actually), and while I am understanding, I personally don't agree.
I find Nights of Cabiria to be one of his accessible films, and along with La Strada also his most moving. Again it is incredibly well made, with beautiful scenery and cinematography. The images are again very memorable, and done with much emotional resonance, the best of which being the ending which is both tragic and uplifting. Fellini's direction is superb, the personal nostalgia that is apparent in all his films is here and you do identify with the story and the titular character. The music has much beauty and nostalgic charm, while the story perfectly tells of the sheer happiness and then tearful sorrow of unfortunate Cabiria's life. Cabiria, the titular character, is one you can identify with immediately, feeling pity and also her conflicting emotions as she tries to remain positive even in the face of adversity. Giulietta Masina gives a bravura performance, her face and eyes are beautifully expressive and she is just heart-breaking. Francois Perier also shines as the stranger who makes the offer that is almost too good to be true.
Overall, a truly beautiful film and one of Fellini's best, certainly one of my favourites as well. 10/10 Bethany Cox
I find Nights of Cabiria to be one of his accessible films, and along with La Strada also his most moving. Again it is incredibly well made, with beautiful scenery and cinematography. The images are again very memorable, and done with much emotional resonance, the best of which being the ending which is both tragic and uplifting. Fellini's direction is superb, the personal nostalgia that is apparent in all his films is here and you do identify with the story and the titular character. The music has much beauty and nostalgic charm, while the story perfectly tells of the sheer happiness and then tearful sorrow of unfortunate Cabiria's life. Cabiria, the titular character, is one you can identify with immediately, feeling pity and also her conflicting emotions as she tries to remain positive even in the face of adversity. Giulietta Masina gives a bravura performance, her face and eyes are beautifully expressive and she is just heart-breaking. Francois Perier also shines as the stranger who makes the offer that is almost too good to be true.
Overall, a truly beautiful film and one of Fellini's best, certainly one of my favourites as well. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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- Jul 25, 2012
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $766,530
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $38,988
- Jul 5, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $770,764
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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