Movie

Bitter Rice (1949)

• September 30, 1949
• 1h 49m

• Drama
• Crime

“An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.”

Overview

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

Director

Giuseppe De Santis

Writers

Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani, Gianni Puccini, Corrado Alvaro

Starring

Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman