This event is in the past.It took place on June 3, 2026 at Film Forum.
Comedy Film
Comedy Film🎬"hilarious" and "unjustly neglected" (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
⚡"Magnani's eruptive melodramatic energy" (The New Yorker)
🍿Popcorn made with real peanut oil
A working-class mother will stop at nothing to make her daughter a star in this sharp 1951 satire of the Italian film industry. Anna Magnani delivers a volcanic performance as dreams collide with reality in Visconti's unjustly neglected comedy, now in a new 4K restoration.
Anna Magnani showcase
4K restoration
film industry satire
postwar Italy
Comedy FilmComedy Film🎬"hilarious" and "unjustly neglected" (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
⚡"Magnani's eruptive melodramatic energy" (The New Yorker)
🍿Popcorn made with real peanut oil
A working-class mother will stop at nothing to make her daughter a star in this sharp 1951 satire of the Italian film industry. Anna Magnani delivers a volcanic performance as dreams collide with reality in Visconti's unjustly neglected comedy, now in a new 4K restoration.
Anna Magnani showcase
4K restoration
film industry satire
postwar Italy
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