Bitter Rice (1950)
- NR
- 09/18/1950 (US)
- Drama, Crime
- 1h 49m
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
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.