Bitter Rice
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
1949·1h 49m·★ 7.5(227)
Director Giuseppe De SantisWriters Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani, Gianni Puccini
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.
