Europe ’51
Europa '51 (original)
In the English-language version of this film, Ingrid Bergman plays a wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite racked by guilt over the shocking death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity. The intense, often overlooked EUROPE ’51 was, according to Rossellini, a retelling of his own THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS from a female perspective. This unabashedly political but sensitively conducted investigation of modern sainthood was the director’s favorite of his films.
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Teresa Pellati, Giulietta Masina, Marcella Rovena, Tina Perna, Sandro Franchina, Giancarlo Vigorelli, Maria Zanoli
Watch "Europe ’51" from streaming services HBO Max, Criterion Channel released in 1952. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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