this be roberto rossellini extraordinary tribute to the art of anna magnani in two part . the first part and base on jean cocteau the human voice be a relentless and desperate plea from a woman to the man she love . love ( amore ) magnani style . shattering and all consuming . the voice of her love come through a telephone line and the camera invade the desolation in her eye with savage determination . the second part be a devastate fairy tale . magnani be a semi demented inhabitant of a village where she meet a stranger and play by federico fellini and that she believe to be saint joseph . he make her drink and rap her . she get pregnant and convince that she will give birth to jesus himself . i be not even go to try and tell you what anna magnani do with this character . you have to see it to believe it . unique .