Bitter Rice
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Bitter Rice is a 1949 Italian neorealist drama film set among female rice workers in the Po Valley, renowned for its blend of social commentary, crime melodrama, and sensual imagery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bitter Rice canonical | 2 |
| Riso amaro | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian neorealist film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 23rd Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| CannesFestivalEdition | 1949 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Otello Martelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Giuseppe De Santis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | Lux Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gabriele Varriale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Vercelli province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | female rice workers ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama ⓘ melodrama ⓘ neorealism ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Riso amaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmPosterFeaturing | Silvana Mangano in tight blouse and shorts ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II Italy ⓘ |
| musicBy | Goffredo Petrassi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of social commentary and crime melodrama
ⓘ
sensual imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Carlo Ponti
NERFINISHED
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Dino De Laurentiis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lux Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 108 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Carlo Lizzani
NERFINISHED
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Gianni Puccini NERFINISHED ⓘ Giuseppe De Santis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | rice fields ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Piedmont
NERFINISHED
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Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Doris Dowling
NERFINISHED
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Raf Vallone NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvana Mangano NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittorio Gassman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class struggle
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crime ⓘ female labor ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| USReleaseTitle | Bitter Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Riso amaro