Cinematic background from Bitter Rice 1949 - 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.

Bitter Rice

1949

Crime, Drama

Directors:
Giuseppe De Santis
Writers:
Ivo Perilli, Corrado Alvaro, Franco Monicelli, Carlo Musso, Gianni Puccini, Mario Monicelli, Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani
Official poster of Bitter Rice 1949 directed by Giuseppe De Santis