Bitter Rice (Italian: Riso amaro [ˈriːso aˈmaːro, ˈriːzo -]) is a 1949 Italian neorealist crime drama film directed and co-written by Giuseppe De Santis, produced by Dino De Laurentiis, and starring Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, and Raf Vallone.

Bitter Rice (1949) was a product of the Italian neorealism style. The Italian title of the film is based on a pun; since the Italian word riso can mean either "rice" or "laughter," riso amaro can be taken to mean either "bitter laughter" or "bitter rice."

2023年8月17日 · Original title: "Riso Amaro" Synopsis: 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 …

Set in the agricultural Po Valley region of northern Italy, Giuseppe De Santis’ Riso Amaro (US: Bitter Rice) is a unique noir drama in the Italian neorealism tradition. Jewel thieves Walter (Vittorio Gassman) and girlfriend Francesca (Doris Dowling) hide from the police by blending in with the annual migration of female laborers to the Po ...

Known as Riso Amaro in its native Italy, the film was shot on location near Vercelli, one of the country's prime rice-growing regions. It begins with a burst of helpful exposition, delivered to the camera by a smooth-talking man who turns out to be a journalist doing a radio report.

During planting season in Northern Italy’s Po Valley, an earthy rice-field worker (Silvana Mangano) falls in with a small-time criminal (Vittorio Gassman) who is planning a daring heist of the crop, as well as his femme-fatale-ish girlfriend, played by the Hollywood star Doris Dowling.

2025年1月8日 · Released in 1949, Bitter Rice (Riso Amaro) is a groundbreaking Italian film that masterfully blends elements of neorealism with noir and melodrama. Directed by Giuseppe De Santis, the film takes a gritty yet visually stunning look at the lives of Italy’s rice-field workers while weaving a tale of passion, betrayal, and social commentary.

2016年4月10日 · It’s the story of a couple of refugees from an American film noir who stumble into a grindhouse showing an Italian social-issues drama. The beautiful losers are Walter and Francesca (Vittorio Gassman and Doris Dowling), a pair of small-time crooks on the run following the heist of a lifetime.

Tale of love and passion among rice workers in Italy's Po Valley. A big international hit in its day. Directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Originally titled "Riso amaro."