English Title: Without Pity
Lux Film
Starring: Carla Del Poggio, John Kitzmiller, Giulietta Masina
Directed by: Alberto Lattuada
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: Angela (Carla Del Poggio) is a woman who befriends an American G.I. (John Kitzmiller) whose life she saves, but both of them compromise their integrity when circumstances spiral out of their control.
Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): To elude the police, Angela follows Marcella (Giulietta Masina) back to her place. Marcella works as a prostitute but her room has been given away. The two girls sleep in one bed in the room of Giacomo (Folco Lulli). As they settle down, Angela picks up a tiny white kitten from the floor. Marcella tells Angela to put the kitten down, that it’s covered with fleas.
Angela shares something personal with Marcella which garners Marcella’s sympathy and she pets the kitten as well.
Angela rolls over but keeps the kitten over her shoulder as she sleeps.
The kitten is only seen in one other scene sitting on a desk when Angela is talking with a couple of the other girls and others are eating.
Final Mewsings: Kittens don’t judge women who are down on their luck.
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