Anna Magnani: The (difficult) birth of a female film

This interview with Monica Guerritore reports on her project of making a film about Italian actress Anna Magnani (1908–73). In the interview, Guerritore talks about the film’s screenplay and her ideas about the construction of the character. The text also entails, through a thorough analysis of the development of Magnani’s career, important reflections on the transformations of Italian cinema, with references to Guerritore’s own experiences as an actress (both for the stage and the screen), stage director, playwright and literary author.