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Synopsis: When Tennessee Williams wrote The Rose Tattoo, he had one actress in mind-Anna Magnani. William's sense of casting proved as sharp as his ear for dialogue. Magnani won the Best Actress Oscar. for her bravura portrayal in this drama that received eight Academy Award. nominations (including Best Picture) and won three.
Starring: Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster
Supporting actors: Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper, Virginia Grey, Jo Van Fleet, Sandro Giglio, Mimi Aguglia, Florence Sundstrom, Albert Adkins, Don Bachardy, Larry Chance, Lewis Charles, Roger Gunderson, Jean Hart, George Humbert, Dorrit Kelton, May Lee, Augusta Merighi, Natalie Murray, Virgil Osborne, Margherita Pasquero
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 57 minutes
Release year: 1955
Studio: Paramount
ASIN: B001LRFQ4Q
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,868 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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The Rose Tattoo DVD ~ Anna Magnani

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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1955
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Filming Locations: Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA | Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifica!, April 26, 2002
By F. Gentile (Lake Worth, Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rose Tattoo [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Anna Magnani perfectly portrays Tennessee Williams "Serafina DellaRosa", the love lost heroine of his beautiful play.Her portrayal is completely touching and awe-inspiring. I recently shared this film with a very accomplished actor friend who had never seen it, and his reaction was "wow." This is one of my all-time favorite films, and I consider Magnani's performance, for which she rightfully won the Academy Award as best actress, to be one of the most beautiful ever filmed. She says more with her eyes then most actors could ever convey in a whole script.Filmed on location in old Key West, it is steeped in the sleepy, humid atmosphere of that wonderful place. Watch for the bar-fight scene, where Magnani walks in to confront her dead husbands mistress. You will spot the mustachioed Tennessee Williams at the bar. His long-time lover, Frank Merlo, to whom he dedicated the book version of this play, "To Frankie, In Return For Sicily", is also in the fight scene.You can still visit Tennessee's little house in Key West,though it is not on any tour nor open to the public, just ask the locals. You may see the little plaque "the Rose Tattoo", on the gate.If you haven't seen this film (or even if you have), sit on the floor with a glass of red wine & someone you love, and watch the beautiful Anna Magnani create magic from Tennessee Williams equally magical "love play to the world", as he called it.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Odd Couple, January 11, 2003
By Peter Kenney (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rose Tattoo [VHS] (VHS Tape)
THE ROSE TATTOO is about an Italian widow (Anna Magnani) in the bayou country who grieves over the memory of her dead husband. She is courted by the village clown (Burt Lancaster) who tries to help her let go of her memories. The rose tattoo is significant because the deceased had one on his body.

Magnani is superb as the grieving Serafina Delle Rose. Lancaster manages to pull off his role as Alvaro Mongiacavallo mainly because of his enormous energy. However, it is difficult for me to take his impersonation of an idiosyncratic Italian American seriously.

The movie won Academy Awards in 1955 for Best Actress (Anna Magnani), Black and White Cinematography and Black and White Art Direction. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Pavan), Black and White Costume Design and Editing and Scoring of a Dramatic Picture. The Oscar for Best Picture in that same year was given to MARTY.

THE ROSE TATTOO was adapted for the screen from a play by Tennessee Williams who served as the screenwriter for the film. It was shot on location in old Key West.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ok, it's a LITTLE bit stagy, January 21, 2005
This review is from: The Rose Tattoo (DVD)
in parts, and Lancaster's performance is a little over the top here and there, but this is still an absolute classic. Anna Magnani is nothing short of magnificent, and while Lancaster does get a hair hammy in spots, his character is so buffoonish and likeable, he ends up being almost as endearing as Serafina.
The best way to enjoy it to the fullest? Stop reading about it, and just watch it. You won't be sorry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Man...What a Show !!!
Let me set the scene of when I first saw this 1955 Masterpiece. The year was 1973 and it was a Saturday Night at the US Merchant Marine Training Center (Lundenberg School of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. F Kopeck

5.0 out of 5 stars superb acting
This movie has superb acting and a great script. I highly recommend it for those who want to see raw emotion and the turbulence of a relationship.
Published 9 months ago by Lucania

5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting For A Sign
The first couple of paragraphs here have been used as introduction to other plays written by Tennessee Williams and reviewed in this space. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Alfred Johnson

2.0 out of 5 stars Painful to Watch Burt
Burt Lancaster is one of my all-time favorite actors. But it is painful to watch him in this movie. His terrible accent jumps between Sicily and the Bronx. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Choice Critic

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous!
The writing, directing, and Anna Magnani's acting were superb. Burt Lancaster was miscast--he definitely didn't carry the nuance and intonation of a Sicilian truck driver, yet he... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Anony Mous

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rose Tattoo
Magnani was already an international star when lured to Hollywood to do this sterling adaptation of Tennessee Williams's play. Read more
Published on June 27, 2007 by John Farr

1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment
When I ordered, I couldn't find the region it was compatible for. Now I can't watch it because it can't be watched in Europe.
Published on May 12, 2007 by M. J. Pascual

4.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Performance stands the test of time
Anna Magnani's Oscar winning performance sizzles through the decades and retains poignancy. Her organic method creates a believable and sympathetic character. Read more
Published on February 11, 2007 by Vince Manfredi

5.0 out of 5 stars Only Anna Magnani and her face are right for this role
I remember reading that this role was written for her. I caught this film accidentally years ago and I was delighted. The acting and the story are adult and complex. Read more
Published on August 12, 2006 by Dwight

5.0 out of 5 stars Life portrayed
I absolutely adore this movie.Burt Lancaster is so different than in most of his roles that I have seen him in as the bumbling truck driver who just wants to please the beautiful... Read more
Published on July 31, 2006 by lmc

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