Tre donne - La sciantosa (1971): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1971, Tre donne - La sciantosa is a drama film directed by Alfredo Giannetti, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. La Sciantosa is part of a project created by writer/director Alfredo Gianetti for the Italian TV. The objective was to portrait a hundred years of Italian history through three movies, all of them with Anna Magnani. The other two are "1943: un incontro" and "L'autmobile". In this first movie, La Magnani is Flora Torres, a "sciantosa" (kind of a small stage diva) who is forgotten during the WWI, living only to remember her past glory. One day she receives a letter to present herself to the high command. There, Flora is called to go to the front and entertain the troops. Along with her maid Cristina, Flora goes to the front. There they are welcomed by the young private Tonino (Massimo Ranieri). Flora starts to act like a prima donna, making absurd demands to everyone. But when she is about to present herself, the vision of the wounded soldiers makes her change her way

Who’s in it. Tre donne - La sciantosa stars Anna Magnani as Flora Torres, Massimo Ranieri as Tonino / young soldier, Rosita Pisano as Cristina and Renato Romano as Acerbi / The captain-Captain, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.7/10, Tre donne - La sciantosa has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tre donne - La sciantosa page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tre donne - La sciantosa tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.