6 Best Anna Magnani Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 3, 2027

Drama intensethought provoking

Anna Magnani brought a raw, volcanic intensity to Italian neorealism that made her one of the most celebrated actresses of postwar European cinema.

Mamma Roma (1962) 01

Mamma Roma (1962)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A former prostitute tries to build a respectable new life for herself and her son, who resents her past.

Wild Is the Wind (1957) 02

Wild Is the Wind (1957)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A widower's new wife, her late sister's replacement, struggles to find her own place in the marriage.

The Rose Tattoo (1955) 03

The Rose Tattoo (1955)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A grieving Sicilian-American widow's life is upended by a new suitor and a shocking revelation about her late husband.

The Golden Coach (1952) 04

The Golden Coach (1952)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A traveling theater troupe's leading lady navigates three suitors in colonial South America.

Bellissima (1951) 05

Bellissima (1951)

IMDb ★ 7.4

An overbearing stage mother pushes her young daughter through a chaotic film studio audition.

Rome, Open City (1945) 06

Rome, Open City (1945)

IMDb ★ 8.1

Resistance fighters and ordinary citizens defy Nazi occupation in the final days of wartime Rome.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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