Nights of Cabiria (1957)

Drama Comedy Directed by Federico Fellini
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Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

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  1. City Lights (1931)
    "Celebrated Italian director Federico Fellini often praised "City Lights," and his film "Nights of Cabiria" refers to it." City Lights Wikipedia

Influenced

  1. Anora (2024)
    "Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem."
  2. Sweet Charity (1969)
    "Sweet Charity is a formal adaptation of Nights of Cabiria — Bob Fosse's 1969 musical retains Cabiria's structure of a kind-hearted woman repeatedly betrayed by men who claim to love her, transposed from postwar Rome to 1960s New York. The screenplay credits the Fellini film as source." source

Nights of Cabiria (1957), directed by Federico Fellini, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including City Lights — and has been cited as an influence on 2 later works, such as Anora and Sweet Charity. Check out the citations below.