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Hell in the City

1959 · 91 min

A grim, humane plunge into prison life, carried by raw performances and a slow ache of watching innocence curdle.

Directed by
Renato Castellani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anna Magnani, Giulietta Masina, Myriam Bru
Overview
A young girl comes to prison and experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she befriends vary from big tough dangerous dames to smaller submissive ladies who are totally lost in prison life.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Renato Castellani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anna Magnani, Giulietta Masina, Myriam Bru
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • friendship
  • corruption
  • redemption
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Renato Castellani
Written by
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Starring
Anna Magnani, Giulietta Masina, Myriam Bru, Cristina Gaïoni, Anita Durante, Milly, Marcella Rovena, Miranda Campa
Music
Roman Vlad
Cinematography
Leonida Barboni
Runtime
91 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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