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The Greatest Love (Europa '51) (1951)

Rating:No Rating
Genre:Drama
Release Date:January 11, 1954
Running time:110 minutes
Cast:Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Teresa Pellati, Giulietta Masina
Director:Roberto Rossellini
Producer:Roberto Rossellini
Writer:Roberto Rossellini
Distributor:I.F.E. Releasing Co.

Description: Only a few of the films that grew from the notorious liaison between actress Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini were truly worthy of their talents. One such was the Italian-made Europa '51. Playing a character far older than herself, Bergman portrays a society woman whose life is in ruins after her son's suicide. Attempting to give her life some purpose, she takes the advice of a leftist friend, and begins working with the ill and destitute of Rome. Her insensitive husband Alexander Knox finds Bergman's charitable activities distasteful; when the opportunity presents itself, he has her committed to a mental institution. By the time Europa '51 was released in the US in 1954, its title -- and much of its political ideology -- had been outdated. The film was pared from 118 to 110 minutes for US consumption, and retitled The Greatest Love.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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