A vittorio De Sica film not that well known but hilarious in so many ways. De Sica himself stars as an incompetent doctor going down the drain due to his mistress. This was the Anna Magnani performance that brought her to prominence status in film. The film is so well written though there is some use of almost dialectical Italian. Magnani is a bombshell combined with earth mother in this substantive performance. She's outstanding! The sub-plot of the girls' orphanage has some great moments of its own especially with the girl called TERESA VENERDI, the title of the original Italian film.
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