 | Film preceded by an introduction then followed by a Salon Italia discussion over a free glass of wine Venue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8NX Date: Monday 25 March Time: 7.00pm Cost: FREE Duration: 100 minutes Certificate: PG Year: 1962 Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Cast: Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti Synopsis: Having renounced her ignominious past, a former streetwalker reunites with her son. However, an extortion scheme endangers her aspirations for a decent bourgeois life. Can she protect him from the same snares that wounded her youth? |
