The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo (1955)

Genres - Drama, Romance  |   Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Melodrama  |   Release Date - Dec 12, 1955 (USA - Unknown), Dec 12, 1955 (USA)  |   Run Time - 117 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert

Scripted by famed playwright Tennessee Williams, The Rose Tattoo stars Anna Magnani as Serafina Delle Rose, a Sicilian woman who now lives in the American South. As the film opens, she is still mourning the death of her beloved husband, constantly telling herself stories of their time together. Her fragile emotional existence is shattered when she discovers that her husband had been carrying on with another woman. Luckily, Serafina also meets truck driver Alvaro Mangiacavallo (Burt Lancaster) around this time, and their tentative romance may help her through this troubling time. Williams wrote the script for Magnani, who was awarded an Oscar for her work in the film.

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daughter, depression, extramarital-affair, sailor, Sicilian, truckdriver, widow/widower

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High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance