Bitter Rice
1949 film by Giuseppe De Santis
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Summary
Bitter Rice is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,951 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Giuseppe De Santis[3]
- Screenwriter: Corrado Alvaro[4], Giuseppe De Santis[5], Carlo Lizzani[6], Ivo Perilli[7], Gianni Puccini[8]
- Composer: Goffredo Petrassi[9]
- Genre: drama film[10]
- Cast member: Vittorio Gassman[11], Doris Dowling[12], Silvana Mangano[13], Raf Vallone[14], Checco Rissone[15], Carlo Mazzarella[16], Nico Pepe[17], Maria Grazia Francia[18], Anna Maestri[19], Ermanno Randi[20], Lia Corelli[21], Attilio Dottesio[22]
- Producer: Dino De Laurentiis[23]
- Production company: Lux Film[24]
- Director of photography: Otello Martelli[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: Italian[26]
- Commons category: Riso amaro[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 7.5/10[29], 100%[30]
- Color: black-and-white[31]
- Country of origin: Italy[32]
- Publication date: September 30, 1949[33]
- Distributed by: Lux Film[34], Netflix[35]
- Narrative location: Italy[36]
- Filming location: Veneria[37], Selve[38]
- Described by source: 100 Italian films to be saved[39]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story[40]
- Title: Riso amaro[41]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[42]
- Duration: 108 minutes[43]
- Production designer: Carlo Egidi[44]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 6[45]
Why It Matters
Bitter Rice has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]