Bitter Rice (1949)
Directed by Giuseppe De Santis · 109 min · Drama, Crime
43.4 TOPICAL score · #2,406 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Bitter Rice (1949, directed by Giuseppe De Santis) has a TOPICAL score of 43.4 - ranked 2,406 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (236 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (236 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read7,684 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano (actor #1,006), Vittorio Gassman (actor #397), Raf Vallone (actor #1,293)