Nights of Cabiria
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pineal
Starring Giulietta Masina, Francois Perier, Franca Marzi
Release Date September 13th, 1957
The classic on the latest edition of the Everyone’s a Critic Movie Review Podcast is Nights of Cabiria, Federico Fellini's lovely, episodic exploration of a very unique and poignant life. Set in Rome in 1957, the story follows a sex worker named Cabiria as she goes through several days of trials in her troubled life. Nights of Cabiria was recently remastered and re-released in theaters by Rialto Pictures. The film received a new translation and a remastering of that iconic Nino Rota soundtrack.
When we think of suspense we don’t often think of Fellini and we certainly don’t think of a movie like Nights of Cabiria. Fellini’s reputation is that of an absurdist provocateur and artist following his odd muse to unique and revealing places. Nights of Cabiria meanwhile, feels breezy with an overarching sadness in our empathy for Guilietta Masina’s wonderful Cabiria, a sex worker who is the constant folly of fate.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
