Ragpicker's Angel (1958)
- Original title
- 蟻の街のマリア
- Directed by
- Heinosuke Gosho
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman living in a poor community of ragpickers struggles to survive. She tries to find dignity and a better life amid the harshness of her daily existence.
poignantobservationalgentlesocially consciousearthywarmunhurried
What happens
Ari no machi no Maria (蟻の街のマリア) (comercialitzada en castellà com El ángel de los traperos, en italià com Maria del villaggio delle formiche i en francès Marie du quartier des fourmis), va ser una pel·lícula japonesa dirigida el 1959 per Heinosuke Gosho basada en un llibre de Toru Matsui. Va formar part de la selecció oficial del Festival Internacional de Cinema de Sant Sebastià 1959, amb la particularitat que fou la primera pel·lícula japonesa que participava en un Festival Internacional de Cinema de Sant Sebastià. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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