
Bitter Rice
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
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9/30/1949Runtime
109 minsOverview
Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.
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A noir-inflected drama that traps its characters, criminals, workers, and soldiers, in the muddy Po Valley where passion and desperation lead to betrayal and tragedy. The film pulses with sensuality and fatalism, finding dark beauty in the clash between desire and survival.
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