Bellissima
04/01/1952
2h

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.
Cast


Anna Magnani
Maddalena Cecconi


Walter Chiari
Alberto Annovazzi


Tina Apicella
Maria Cecconi


Gastone Renzelli
Spartaco Cecconi


Tecla Scarano
Tilde Spernanzoni


Lola Braccini
Photographer's Wife


Arturo Bragaglia
Photographer


Nora Ricci
Laundry Worker
Vittorina Benvenuti


Linda Sini
Mimmetta
Teresa Battaggi
Snob Mother
Gisella Monaldi
Door-keeper


Amalia Pellegrini
Luciana Ricci
Giuseppina Arena
Liliana Mancini
Iris


Alessandro Blasetti
Self
Vittorio Musy Glori
Self
Mario Chiari
Self


Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Self
George Tapparelli
Self
Luciano Caruso
(uncredited)
Michele Di Giulio
(uncredited)


Mario Donatone
(uncredited)
Franco Ferrara
Il Direttore d'Orchestra della R.A.I. (uncredited)


Iolanda Fortini
Mother at Cinecittà (uncredited)
Pietro Fumelli
(uncredited)


Corrado
Announcer (uncredited)
Lilly Marchi
(uncredited)
Guido Martufi
Young Boy at Hair-Dresser's Shop (uncredited)
Anna Nighel
(uncredited)
Lina Rossoni
(uncredited)


Sonia Scotti
Young Girl (uncredited)
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