Nights of Cabiria (1957) on the Criterion Collection

The Criterion Collection released Nights of Cabiria to DVD on September 7, 1999. Federico Fellini directed the film starring Giulietta Masina, François Périer, and Franca Marzi.

‘Nights of Cabiria’ Movie Synopsis

Cabiria is a wide-eyed streetwalker who lives in a poor section of 1957 Rome. While she’s managed to buy herself a little house and has some money in the bank, she still dreams of a miracle to save her from her current plight. After her unscrupulous boyfriend steals 40,000 lire from her, and then tries to drown her, she meets a movie star on the Via Veneto. He sweeps her off her feet for the night, and takes her home for a quick fling. Then, at a local shrine where Cabiria seeks the Madonna’s intercession, she meets an accountant who’s smitten with her. He spotted her when a vaudeville hypnotist made her act out her heart’s longings, and he begins courting her. Finally this young prostitute has a man who appreciates her for who she is.

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