The Awakening
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Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening. In her first film appearance since The Rose Tattoo, Anna Magnani plays a feisty nun named Sister Letizia. Believing herself above such earthly trivialities as a maternal instinct, Sr. Letizia changes her way of thinking when an abandoned child is placed in her care. Unofficially adopting the boy, the good sister eventually comes to realize that even she cannot provide the care and guidance of a biological mother. Carefully constructed to accommodate all the surefire box-office elements inherent in Camerini's earlier films, Suor Letizia was almost guaranteed to be a hit.
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Cast
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Anna Magnani
suor Letizia
Known for
Mamma Roma
Bellissima
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Assunta
Known for
Le Amiche
Violent Summer
Antonio Cifariello
Peppino
Known for
Scandal in Sorrento
In Search of the Castaways
Piero Boccia
Salvatore
No other roles listed
Leonilde Montesi
suor Vincenza
Also in
Piece of the Sky
Devotion
Lina Tartara Minora
suor Agnese
Known for
The Railroad Man
Emma Baron
Known for
Two Women
Bruna Cealti
Known for
Two Women
I'm Photogenic
Bianca Doria
Concetta
Known for
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye
Maria Mannelli
Known for
The Monsters
Myriam Pisani
Also in
Un ragazzo di campagna
His Women
Luisa Rossi
suor Giuditta
Known for
Ecce Bombo
Mario Camerini Director · Leonardo Benvenuti Screenplay Ennio De Concini Screenplay
First release October 17, 1956 · Produced in Italy · Production Produzione Pallavicini
Production
Rizzoli Film
Production
Produzione Pallavicini
Production
Italy
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Original title
Suor Letizia
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 17, 1956
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