Down with Misery (1945)
- Original title
- Abbasso la miseria!
- Directed by
- Gennaro Righelli
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman survives in postwar Rome by navigating the black market. The film mixes humor with the harsh realities of everyday life.
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What happens
Down with Misery (Italian: Abbasso la miseria!) is a 1945 Italian comedy drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Anna Magnani, Nino Besozzi and Marisa Vernati. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome during the autumn of 1945. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gino Brosio. It was released in the wake of Magnani's success in Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City. It makes reference to the thriving black market in postwar Italy and was followed by a loose sequel Peddlin' in Society (1946), which focused on a similar theme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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