The Rose Tattoo (1955)

Directed by

Daniel Mann

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widow in a small Italian-American community struggles with her husband's death and her own passionate nature. She eventually finds a new love with a brash truck driver, causing conflict with her strict moral code and her daughter.

passionatemelancholicearthyromantictendergrittytheatricalslow-burn

What happens

The Rose Tattoo is a 1955 American film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play of the same name. It was adapted by Williams and Hal Kanter and directed by Daniel Mann, with stars Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan and Jo Van Fleet. Williams originally wrote the play for Italian Anna Magnani to play on Broadway in 1951, but she declined the offer because of her difficulty with the English language at the time. By the time of this film adaptation, she was ready. Anna Magnani won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, and the film won Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography receiving five other nominations including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Pavan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• The Widow (1955)
• The Light Across the Street (1955)
• Lacrime di sposa (1955)
• Golden Vein (1955)
• The Catered Affair (1955)
• Forbidden (1955)
• Bella non piangere (1955)
• The River Girl (1955)