Il miracolo (The Miracle / 1948 Rossellini), short film
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Il miracolo <Italian> / The Miracle (1948) is a short film (sound, B&W, 40m), directed by Roberto Rossellini. It was released as the second part of Rossellini's film, L'amore / Ways of Love.
Abstract
A peasant outcast believes the baby she’s carrying is Christ. 40m segment of Rossellini’s film L’Amore. The story, written by Federico Fellini and performed by Anna Magnani, is a contemporary allegorical treatment of Mary's pregnancy. Its release caused furious legal battle both in Italy and in the United States as the Catholic Church labeled it “sacrilegious.”
Cast
- Anna Magnani = Nannina (Mary of Nazareth)
- Federico Fellini = the tramp (Joseph of Nazareth)
Editions
Produced in Italy (1948).
External links
Categories:
- 1948
- Fiction--1940s
- Fiction--Italian
- Cinema--1940s
- Cinema--Italian
- Short Films
- Italian language--1940s
- Christian Origins Studies--1940s
- Christian Origins Studies--Fiction
- Christian Origins Studies--Italian
- Mary of Nazareth (subject)
- Mary of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Joseph of Nazareth (subject)
- Joseph of Nazareth--cinema (subject)