ANNA MAGNANI

Irregular face, big bright eyes, tousled hair, hoarse voice, sudden laughter: Anna Magnani, the first Italian actress to win an Oscar, in work as in life is driven by a deep need for freedom that leads her to always seek independence. Her passionate love stories, stormy arguments, controversies, and provocations make her the character-actress who on screen feeds on the insecurities and contradictions of a strong character, always on the verge of exploding. The woman and the actress cannot be separated in the female figures she embodies with all of herself: in the unforgettable characters of her films - the leader in ''L'onorevole Angelina'', the lover in ''Una voce umana'', the mother in ''Bellissima'', the dark lady in ''Nella città l'inferno'', the extra in ''Risate di gioia'', the prostitute in ''Mamma Roma'' - Anna comes to us with open arms in a request for help, complicity, and love.