The Awakening (1956)
Overview
Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening. In her first film appearance since The Rose Tattoo, Anna Magnani plays a feisty nun named Sister Letizia. Believing herself above such earthly trivialities as a maternal instinct, Sr. Letizia changes her way of thinking when an abandoned child is placed in her care. Unofficially adopting the boy, the good sister eventually comes to realize that even she cannot provide the care and guidance of a biological mother. Carefully constructed to accommodate all the surefire box-office elements inherent in Camerini's earlier films, Suor Letizia was almost guaranteed to be a hit.
Overview
Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening. In her first film appearance since The Rose Tattoo, Anna Magnani plays a feisty nun named Sister Letizia. Believing herself above such earthly trivialities as a maternal instinct, Sr. Letizia changes her way of thinking when an abandoned child is placed in her care. Unofficially adopting the boy, the good sister eventually comes to realize that even she cannot provide the care and guidance of a biological mother. Carefully constructed to accommodate all the surefire box-office elements inherent in Camerini's earlier films, Suor Letizia was almost guaranteed to be a hit.
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Release Date
October 17, 1956
Rating
Runtime
1h 27m
Anna Magnani
suor Letizia
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Assunta
Antonio Cifariello
Peppino
Piero Boccia
Salvatore
Leonilde Montesi
suor Vincenza
Lina Tartara Minora
suor Agnese
Emma Baron
Bruna Cealti
Bianca Doria
Concetta
Maria Mannelli
Myriam Pisani
Luisa Rossi
suor Giuditta
Sara Simoni
Paolo Ferrara
sindaco
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