The Awakening (1958)
Anna Magnani is a powerful actress who can rise above the sentimentality of this film and still give a heartwarming performance. When a child has been abandoned by his mother and her boyfriend and is placed in her care, a kindly nun finds that her love for the boy may be more powerful than her vows for the church, as she contemplates leaving the sisterhood to become his full-time Mother. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Mario Camerini
Synopsis of The Awakening
Anna Magnani is a powerful actress who can rise above the sentimentality of this film and still give a heartwarming performance. When a child has been abandoned by his mother and her boyfriend and is placed in her care, a kindly nun finds that her love for the boy may be more powerful than her vows for the church, as she contemplates leaving the sisterhood to become his full-time Mother. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Awakening
- Antonio Cifariello - Peppino
- Anna Magnani - Sister Letizia
- Piero Boccia - Salvatore
- Eleonora Rossi-Drago - Assunta
- Luisa Rossi - Salvatore's Aunt
- Director(s):
- Mario Camerini
- Writer(s):
- Cesare Zavattini, Mario Camerini
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