
In part one, The Human Voice, a woman speaks on the telephone to her lover, who has broken off the affair to marry someone else. He calls her several times in one night: he lies, she apologizes, she takes the blame, she weeps, she pleads, she asks a favor. Her pain and desperation drive the simple story. In part two, The Miracle, a homeless woman believes that a man she encounters on a hillside is Saint Joseph and he takes advantage of her. When she discovers she is pregnant,... (Full plot summary below)
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In part one, The Human Voice, a woman speaks on the telephone to her lover, who has broken off the affair to marry someone else. He calls her several times in one night: he lies, she apologizes, she takes the blame, she weeps, she pleads, she asks a favor. Her pain and desperation drive the simple story. In part two, The Miracle, a homeless woman believes that a man she encounters on a hillside is Saint Joseph and he takes advantage of her. When she discovers she is pregnant, she knows it's a miracle. Other villagers mock her and she gives birth alone, near a locked church, in the straw of a goat shed.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzBoth shorts get great performances by Magnani. |
| User ReviewMichael TCaptivating performance! Unfortunately would not be appreciated by many of today's audiences. One of Rossellini's Neo-realism masterpieces. Two vignettes, diametrically opposed in many respects but both sharing one commonality. |
| User ReviewAnthony CTwo shorts within this 78 minute feature than exemplify the suffering of a peasant woman (Anna Magnani). Ranks among the same quality as director Roberto Rossellini's film "Stromboli": lots of misery, but not much else. I suppose the setting makes it more atmospheric in that is demonstrates a very poor Italy in the country side, but it becomes indulgent after a while. It is okay, but overall, it is not a complete success. A general disappointment from the director, unlike his great "Rome: Open City" from 1945. |
| User ReviewEric BComo "homenaje al arte de Anna Magnani", es realmente un despliegue impresionante de la actriz. Las dos historias son interesantes y muy bien dirigidas, sobre todo la segunda. / As a "hommage to the art of Anna Magnani" it is a really outstanding showcase of the actress. Both stories are interesting and very well directed, especially the second. |