The Family Vittorio Gassman VHS Ettore Scola

A woman falls in love with a young violinist who is too passionately devoted to his career to respond. Following him to Zurich, she meets a talented pianist who falls in love with her and must decide between the two men.

Director Robert Rossen was blacklisted from US filmmaking after he was accused of being a communist supporter. With few other options, the brilliant Rossen went to Italy and made Mambo, a stunningly subversive film with love, lust, and spectacular dancing. Dark and enigmatic, Rossen's Mambo is the sordid story of young, desperate, and impoverished characters who are awe struck by the glamour of fame and fortune. Silvana Mangano, the lead actress, flows through the film with a sensuousness and sexual presence rarely captured on film. While trying to become a dancer, she is courted by two more or less reprehensible men who help bring her career to greater heights. In her travels, there are glorious scenes of mesmerizing and highly skilled dancing: prominently featured is Katherine Dunham, one of the greatest dance performers of all time. Mambo is provocative and powerful, as well as darkly artistic, a combination that weaves a beautiful nightmare.

GENTE DI ROMA NOS MUESTRA LA GENTE QUE VIVE EN LA MÁS HERMOSA, FEROZ Y AMORFA CIUDAD DEL MUNDO. GENTE NORMAL, DE TODAS LAS EDADES Y CLASES SOCIALES, DESDE LOS HUELGUISTAS HASTA LOS MIEMBROS DE LA ARISTOCRACIA, EL CAMARERO RACISTA, EL PERIODISTA INMIGRANTE, EL QUE OYE VOCES EN EL CEMENTERIO, EL ANCIANO QUE ESTÁ A PUNTO DE SER ABANDONADO POR SU HIJO EN UN ASILO, LA ESCASA MEMORIA DE UN ENFERMO DE ALZHEIMER, EL JOVEN QUE COGE EL AUTOBÚS Y DESCUBRE LA LOCURA DEL MUNDO, LA SUBLIME BELLEZA DE LAS RUINAS, LOS VAGABUNDOS...