Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani as “Gioia Fabbricotti” (alias Tortorella) in Mario Monicelli’s Italian comedy movie ‘The Passionate Thief’ (Italian: Risate di gioia) (1960) also starring Totò as “Umberto ‘Infortuio’ Pennazzuto”, Ben Gazzara as “Lello”, Fred Clark as ‘The American’, and Edy Vessel as ‘The Girl’. On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade. The two friends (Totò and Magnani) live by their wits working as comedians and cabaret at Cinecittà, before being invited to friends' parties or masked balls during New Year's Eve in Rome. The two, however, even though they make people laugh all the time in public, live an inner conflict, namely that the two have always to be aware to give a smile to someone, but they can never be rich and happy because they are street artists and with a precarious wage. It’s a very, very funny movie! Anna Magnani proves that she can be a brilliant comedienne.
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