Bitter Rice ·Riso amaroAn 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.

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Drama
Crime
Release Date

Sep 30, 1949

Duration: 1h 49 min

Popularity: 1.3307
213 votes
Directed by

Giuseppe De Santis

Written by

Giuseppe De SantisCarlo LizzaniGianni Puccini

Screenplay by

Giuseppe De SantisCorrado AlvaroCarlo MussoIvo PerilliCarlo LizzaniGianni Puccini

Productions

Lux Film (IT)

Budget

Revenue: NA

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