Nights of Cabiria
drama
140
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
34
Educational Value/50
30
Craft & Quality/50
44
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
A sex worker in Rome is repeatedly victimized but refuses to surrender her optimism. Federico Fellini's film with Giulietta Masina's extraordinary performance.
Educational about poverty and sex work in postwar Rome. The ending is among cinema's most emotionally complex.
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