Bitter Rice ( 1949 )

"An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley."

★7.5 /10 _(221.0)

109 min ● Sep 30, 1949 ● Italian

Drama

Crime

Overview

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.