Year: 1959
Duration: 01:31:49
Directed by: Renato Castellani
Actors: Anna Magnani, Giulieta Masina
Language: Italian
Country: Italy | France
Also known as: And the Wild Wild women, Hell in the City, Caged, Frauen hinter Gittern, L’enfer dans la ville
Description of Nella Città l’inferno: Gallery of women in a Roman prison: Egle (Magnani), hardened prisoner; Lina (Masina), frightened servant unjustly accused of complicity in a robbery; a girl (Gajoni) already repented and fallen in love with a boy she sees through the window.
Egle teaches Lina on how to get smart. She learns all too well.
Co-written with Suso Cecchi D’Amico, is a film of actors (indeed, actresses) rather than an auteur film, but characterized, as is almost always with Castellani, by a clever use of narrative rhythm: a machine that runs like clockwork.
Cameo appearances by A. Sordi and R. Salvatori.
The film “Nella Città l’inferno” is about a young maid Lina goes to prison due to the machinations of her lover. In prison, she gets custody of Egle, women, taught by bitter experience of life in prison, which enjoys a great reputation. She pushes Lina toward greater independence and aggressiveness. Egle Woman pours all dirty life in prison, corrupting her with his immoral actions. Later, Lin justified, but she does not forget the instructions Egle … She can not go back to her old life. Soon she was again sent to prison, but not naive girl, and vulgar and wild embittered prostitute, thereby shocking even his “teacher.”
Small Review: “Sharp” social film “Hell in the City” in which play together two titans of world cinema, two of the greatest actresses of Italy – Anna Magnani and Giulietta Masina.
Young maid Lina (Giulietta Masina) is imprisoned due to the machinations of her lover. In prison, she gets custody of Egle (Anna Magnani), women, taught by bitter experience of life in prison, which enjoys a great reputation. She pushes Lina toward greater independence and aggressiveness. Egle Woman pours all dirty life in prison, corrupting her with his immoral actions. Later, Lin justified, but she does not forget the instructions Egle … She can not go back to my old life. Soon she was again sent to prison, but not naive girl, and vulgar and embittered prostitute, thereby shocking even his “teacher.”
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