Bitter Rice

Bitter Rice

An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.

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Release Date

9/30/1949

Runtime

109 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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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.

Mood

TenseMelancholicBittersweet

Themes

CrimeLoveClassAmbition

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Suicide and self-harm

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