"What 1966 Broadway musical was based on Fellini's film ""Nights of Cabiria""?"
Nights of Cabiria but even more touching is the scene where Cabiria turns over the keys of her house to the large and desperately poor family that has purchased it." French director François Truffaut thought "Cabiria" was Fellini's best film to date upon its original 1957 release. In 1998, the film was re-released, newly restored and with a crucial 7-minute sequence that censors had cut after the premiere. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 97% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 36 reviews. The American musical "Sweet Charity" (and its film adaptation) is based on Fellini's screenplay. Nights
Nights of Cabiria Nights of Cabiria Nights of Cabiria () is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, François Périer, and Amedeo Nazzari. Based on a story by Fellini, the film is about a prostitute in Rome who searches for true love in vain. "Nights of Cabiria" won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This was the second straight year Italy and Fellini won this Academy Award, having won for 1956's "La Strada", which also starred Giulietta Masina. A happy, laughing Cabiria (Giulietta Masina) is standing on a river bank with her current boyfriend