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| Directed by | Luchino Visconti |
| Written by | Cesare Zavattini Suso Cecchi d'Amico Francesco Rosi Luchino Visconti |
| Starring | Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella Gastone Renzelli Tecla Scarano Arturo Bragaglia Alessandro Blasetti |
| Music by | Franco Mannino, inspired by Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore |
| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi |
| Editing by | Mario Serandrei |
| Release date(s) | 27 December 1951 |
| Running time | 115 minutes {release version} |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Bellissima (1951) is an Italian neorealism film by Italian director Luchino Visconti. The film is about and was shot at Cinecittà. Alessandro Blasetti, the film director, appears as himself.
Bellissima is a satire of the film industry, and centers around a mother and daughter after the latter attends an audition. Maddalena (Anna Magnani) is a stage mother who drags her daughter (Tina Apicella) to Cinecittà for the "Prettiest Girl in Rome" contest.
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