Bitter Rice

Bitter Rice (1949)

Riso amaro

An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

Date of release
1949-09-30
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (236)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Giuseppe De Santis

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