Bitter Rice
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.
- Director
- Giuseppe De Santis
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
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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.
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- Release date
- Sep 30, 1949
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
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- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
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