Riso amaro
(Bitter Rice)

Italy (1949): Drama

Francesca (Doris Dowling) and Walter (Vittorio Gassman) 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 (Silvana Mangano), and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco (Raf Vallone). Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder. Directed by Giuseppe De Santis. (Lux Film S.p.a.) (IMDb)

· Writing (Motion Picture Story) 1950: Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani

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